Missouri Appellate Court Examines Requirements for Insurers Regarding Notice for Non-Renewal of Policies

Case Background Plaintiffs were involved in a motor vehicle accident on January 30, 2020. Their insurer, Farm Bureau Town and Country, denied coverage and denied that Plaintiffs’ policy was in effect at the time of the accident. Farm Bureau sent a letter regarding non-renewal of the policy in November 2019 and stopped debiting Plaintiffs for […]

Gant is No Longer: Illinois Supreme Court Holds Direct Negligence Claims Against Trucking Company Appropriate Even Where Company Admits Vicarious Liability

An opinion filed by the Illinois Supreme Court on April 21, 2022, will have a tremendous impact on the trucking industry. In McQueen v. Green, 2022 IL 126666, the Illinois Supreme Court held that plaintiffs may pursue separate claims for negligent hiring, negligent supervision, and negligent retention against a trucking company/employer for the employer’s conduct in […]

Illinois Supreme Court to Decide Viability and Scope of Gant: Negligent Training Claims Against Employers for Employee’s Motor Vehicle Accident

In Gant v. L.U. Transport, Inc., 331 Ill. App. 3d 924, 930 (1st Dist. 2002), the Appellate Court held that a plaintiff injured in a motor vehicle accident cannot maintain an action for negligent hiring, negligent retention, or negligent entrustment against the defendant’s employer if the employer accepts responsibility for the employee’s conduct. In other words, […]