Timothy J. Fagan

Insurance company claims it has no duty to defendants in class action suit over alleged lanlord tenant violations

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 @ 1:15pm

The owners of a single-room occupancy residential building in Chicago’s Near West Side could have to face a class action suit over alleged unsanitary conditions, illegal evictions and other violations of the city's landlord-tenant ordinance without the help of its insurer.On June 24, Richmond, Va.-based insurance carrier James River Insurance Co. filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Chicago's