Lewin Verveniotis Law Group

02/28/2025

The Illinois federal court recently ruled on behalf of the City of Chicago on almost all of an insurer's attempts to recoup over $26 million in payments it made to the Sears Tower arising out of flood damages from a 2020 rainstorm. Travelers Insurance argued that the massive flooding and damage was due to the City's undersized sewer and stormwater system and “delayed opening downstream locks and gates” to reduce water levels." In ruling against the insurer, the Court noted that official government data disproved Travelers’ allegations in its pleadings. The case will proceed on the common law negligence counts only. The memorandum opinion can be found here:

Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago et al, No. 1:2023cv02558 - Document 76 (N.D. Ill. 2025) case opinion from the Northern District of Illinois U.S. Federal District Court

12/31/2024

05/08/2024

Much of our work is for condo assns rather than owners. I have a case now for an owner. Condo assn is repped by a well known condo firm.
I found out Friday that two partners are working on the case and they have no idea what the other is doing.
At LVLG, we know what our partners are doing on cases. We talk about. We all pull together as a team.

05/05/2022

Our focus is to protect the rights of stakeholders in real property, whether that is developers, investors, condominium associations, owners, contractors, subcontractors, lien-holders, etc. We carefully evaluate your position to guide you toward a plan that aligns with your best interests. We prioritize a customized strategy that aligns with your goals.

01/01/2021

Dave Lewin and Vickie Verveniotis wish all of our friends, colleagues and clients a Happy New Year!

05/28/2020

In civil cases for the United States District Court, N.D. IL, no non-emergency motions may be noticed for presentment before July 15. It is going to take a while for cases to start moving forward.