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Contact Information

222 North LaSalle Street

Suite 300

Chicago, lllinois 60601

(312) 236-3003 O

(312) 236-3241 F

info@gouldratner.com

Driving Directions

For driving directions, click on the Google Map.

A parking garage is located at 203 North LaSalle, directly across from Gould & Ratner's offices. Entrance to this self-park garage is on LaSalle Street or Clark Street (one block to the east).

Parking is also available across the Chicago River on LaSalle Street.

Public Transportation

CTA

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) operates subways, elevated trains and buses throughout the city. Route maps, schedules and other information is available at: www.transitchicago.com.

The CTA Blue, Brown, Green, Orange and Purple Lines can be accessed at the Thompson Center, Lake Street entrance, one half block east of LaSalle Street. The Thompson Center is one block from Gould & Ratner.

The CTA Red Line can be accessed at Lake and State Streets, four blocks from Gould & Ratner.

Metra

Metra: Schedules and other information is available on the Metra website: www.metrarail.com

Ogilvie Transportation Center – 500 W. Madison Street (Madison & Canal)

Union Station – 210 S. Canal Street (between Adams & Jackson)

LaSalle Street Station – 414 S. LaSalle Street (LaSalle & Van Buren)

Millennium Station – 151 N. Michigan Avenue (access from Randolph or South Water)

Building Security

When visiting Gould & Ratner, please be sure to bring your photo identification. Security check-in is located in the lobby at the LaSalle Street entrance. You may enter the building on Wells Street and then proceed to the security check-in desk.

Publications Highlight

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Insurance Coverage for Alleged Violations of BIPA

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week in favor of a company seeking insurance coverage for defense of a lawsuit alleging the company had violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA).

Publications Highlight

Illinois Appellate Court Denies Business Interruption Insurance Claim Related to COVID-19

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses across the country filed claims for business interruption coverage with their insurance carriers, most, if not all of which, were denied.

Publications Highlight

Forecast for Insuring Commercial Solar Panel Installations: Partly Cloudy

The United Nations recently described climate change as “the defining crisis of our time.” Further, a flagship UN report on climate change declared that the world is on a fast track to disaster because of rising carbon emissions. As we are all aware, soaring temperatures, more severe and frequent storms, rising sea levels and increased wildfires are among the parade of threats with costly consequences resulting from decades of ignoring climate change. According to Thomson Reuters, insured losses from natural catastrophes such as wildfires and storms have increased by 250% in the last 30 years.

Policyholder Insurance Coverage

Gould & Ratner’s Policyholder Insurance Coverage attorneys provide counsel and advocacy for policyholder clients relating to insurance matters and claims. Our lawyers also approach insurance from a business perspective, understanding and anticipating the risks facing our clients. We help clients plan, manage and limit those risks to protect their interests. If litigation or arbitration against the insurer becomes necessary, our highly skilled and experienced trial lawyers can step in.

Our attorneys regularly counsel clients from a broad range of industries, addressing a wide variety of insurance coverage matters, including:

Builders’ and construction risk
Environmental liability, including asbestos
Class action claims, including TCPA, wiretap/eavesdropping and biometric information
Commercial general liability
Cybersecurity and social engineering policies
Title insurance matters

Representative Matters

Represented buyer of plastic injection molding company in negotiating environmental insurance coverage terms with seller.
Represented insured company in seeking coverage for claim under Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act, including negotiating stand-still and assignment.
Represented insured quarry operator in obtaining title insurance coverage over litigation involving stormwater from adjoining village.
Represented insured manufacturer in obtaining buyout of asbestos insurance coverage.
Represented insured food producer in obtaining disputed coverage for commercial litigation over equipment ownership.

Publications

Policyholder Insurance Coverage Team

Paul W. Carroll

Managing Partner

(312) 899-1657

pcarroll@gouldratner.com

As a partner in the firm's Litigation Practice, Paul Carroll has handled numerous cases in both state and federal courts in Chicago, the Midwest...

Contact Information

Driving Directions

Public Transportation

Building Security

Illinois Supreme Court Finds Insurance Coverage for Alleged Violations of BIPA

Illinois Appellate Court Denies Business Interruption Insurance Claim Related to COVID-19

Forecast for Insuring Commercial Solar Panel Installations: Partly Cloudy

Policyholder Insurance Coverage

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Policyholder Insurance Coverage Team