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1:20-cv-05057
Illinois Northern
110(Contract: Insurance)
Honorable John Robert Blakey
McDonald's Corp., two Illinois franchisees and their insurer told an Illinois federal court Thursday that they have resolved their coverage dispute over an underlying putative class action in which employees alleged unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
McDonald's Corp. and two Illinois franchisees have alleged enough to keep pursuing a ruling their insurer must cover defense costs in underlying litigation over the franchisees' allegedly subpar COVID-19 safety protocols, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.
Austin Mutual Insurance Co. on Thursday urged an Illinois federal judge to find that it doesn't have to defend McDonald's and two of its franchise owners in a proposed class action over allegedly unsafe working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the suit seeks only remedial measures that aren't covered by the companies' policies.
McDonald's and two of its franchise owners sued Austin Mutual Insurance Co. in Illinois federal court Thursday, seeking coverage of attorney fees and costs, which already exceed $1.5 million, for an underlying putative class action from employees alleging dangerous working conditions during the pandemic.