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	In the current edition of the Tort Law Newsletter for the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Dave Lewin is the author of "There Are Ruts on Construction Sites: Who Would Have Guessed?" The article discussed some new developments in liability arising from construction project accidents.
	In the Second Quarter 2010 issue of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Quarterly, Dave Lewin is the author of the Quarterly's featured article/Monograph: "Proper Claims Handling to preserve Coverage Defenses."
	Leopardo Construction talks about working with Dave Lewin on both defense and contract matters
	On July 15, 2010, Dave Lewin gave a speech before the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel's Insurance Coverage Committee on "Third-Party Pleadings Used to Evaluate Coverage."
	General Contractor Elder-Jones, Inc. talks about working with Dave Lewin (May, 2010).
	Litigation Results: In March 2010 Dave Lewin saved his client $1,000,000 by prevailing in Nautilus Insurance Company v. Happ's Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division), a case involving the late notice provision of a CGL policy.
	The First Quarter IDC Quarterly includes an article by Dave Lewin: "The Illinois Court for the First District Rolls Back the Targeted Tender Rule." The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Quarterly, First Quarter, 2010
	In the November-December 2009 edition of trade magazine Grading and Excavating Contractor, Dave Lewin was quoted as an authority on methods that contractors can use to shift risk. Managing Your Risks and Liability.
	On February 17, 2009, Dave Lewin spoke at the 19th Annual Construction Safety Conference, at the Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. The program was put on by the Construction Safety Council.
	Litigation Results: On February 17, 2009 with a jury waiting in the courtroom, Dave Lewin was able to settle the matter of Max Schmidt v. Elder-Jones, a construction liability case in which he defended a general contractor accused of negligence. Through aggressivve defense, he was able to resolve the matter for $5,000.00. The initial demand to Elder-Jones had been well over $100,000.00. Meanwhile, co-defendants paid well into the six figures.
	On June 11, 2008, Dave Lewin was a speaker at "Safety 2008", the annual meeting of the American Society of Safety Engineers [ASSE], in Las Vegas, NV, on the topic of "Risk Managment for Sub-Contractors."
	Following the June 2008 American Society of Safety Engineers program, he provided additional materials to that group titled "Use of ISO Additional Insured Coverage Endorsements In Risk Shifting."
	In the Third Quarter 2008 issue of the Quarterly of the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel, Dave Lewin advised contractors and insurers in an article titled "OCIPs and Workers' Compensation: Don't Pay Twice for Coverage."
	On July 23, 2008, Dave Lewin was part of panel before counsel and risk managment of the Chicago Park District, discussing methods they could use to reduce risk. Contractual Risk Shifting - Chicago Park District Rountable.
	Litigation Results: On June 2, 2008, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled in favor of Dave Lewin's client Hal Gierman in the matter of American Precision Electronics v. Gierman et al. Although the case was brought as an insurance producer malpractice case, the case was litigated on the basis that the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify and as such, no action of Gierman caused any injury. The Illinois Appellate Court agreed with Dave Lewin the the claim did not meet the policy's requirements for advertising injury. In doing so, Dave Lewin saved his client nearly $2 million in defense and indemnity.
	On May 13, 2008, Dave Lewin spoke before the Three Rivers (IL) Chapter of the ASSE on the topic of Risk Shifting for Sub-Contractors.
	In March 2008, Dave Lewin was a speaker at the Leopardo Companies Indemnification Roundtable, in Chicago, Illinois.
	Litigation Results: On February 11, 2008, while the parties were arguing motions in limine, Dave Lewin was able to obtain a very favorable settlement in the matter of Nicky Grabin v. Leopardo Construction. The case involved catastrophic injuries to a carpenter, who alleged that Construction Manager Leopardo Constructon was negligent. Although continuously denying any liability, he negotiated a settlement in which Leopardo's own insurer paid a very small percentage of a total settlement of $4.5 million.
	Litigation Results: On November 15, 2007, Dave Lewin prevailed in the case of Cincinnati Insurance v. UBM, Inc. (U.S. Dist. Ct. ND IL). In that case, UBM claimed to be an additional insured under a CGL policy issued by Cincinnati. The case arose from a multi-fatality fire in downtown Chicago. Proving that at times the best battle is the one not fought, after discovery Dave Lewin was able to convince opposing counsel to withdraw the defense tender.
	Dave Lewin was the Lead Editor and also the author of "The IDC Monograph: Managing the Risk: A Report on the September 20, 2007 IDC/SOICA Construction Insurance Symposium" which appeared in Volume 17, Number 4, Fall 2007 IDC Quarterly.
	On September 20, 2007, Dave Lewin was part of a panel discussion on additional insured issues at the Construction Insurance Symposium, which took place at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO. He also presented an article at that Symposium titled "The Use and Abuse of Public Policy in Insurance Coverage Litigation: Kajima, River North, Targeted Tenders, and Excess Policies."
	For the September 2006 Claims Seminar of Secura Insurance Company, Dave Lewin provided an article titled "Insurance Coverage for Contractual Loss Shifting Obligations".
	In the First Quarter 2006 issue of the IDC Quarterly, Dave Lewin was an author and chief editor of "The IDC Monograph: Insurance Coverage For Defense Counsel: A Primer."
	On September 23, 2005, Dave Lewin delivered a lecture and provided an article to the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel's Fall Seminar titled "Targeting Tenders and Excess Policies: An Examination of Public Policy Applied to Insurance Coverage."
	Litigation Results: In Liberty Mutual v. Statewide Insurance Company, 352 F.2d 1098 (7th Cir. 2003), Dave Lewin argued before the 7th Circuit and prevailed on an issue involving interpretation of an additional insured endorsement.