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About 14 months after the Willis Tower sustained an estimated $110 million in damage from a massive flood, the skyscraper’s insurance company has gone to court to force the city of Chicago and local sewer district to cover some of the clean-up cost.
A lawsuit filed by Travelers Property Casualty Company of America alleges that the city and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago are responsible for the flooding at the building during storms in May 2020 that dropped more than 8 inches of rain on the city, overwhelming its sewers. The Chicago River overflowed its banks on May 17, and the reclamation district opened up the locks near Navy Pier, allowing the floodwater to flow out into Lake Michigan.
A Colorado federal court relieved the Travelers Indemnity Company of America and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America of any obligation to defend or indemnify two putative.
Russell McCall s, Inc. and
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America: Notice Of Removal From Civil District Court For The Parish Of Orleans, Case Number 2020-7548 (filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number Alaedc-8860909) Filed By Progressive Security Insurance Company. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)attorney Brock Logan Wimberley Added To Party Progressive Security Insurance Company(pty:dft).(wimberley, Brock) Amendment/Supplement To Document By Progressive Security Insurance Company Re 1 Notice Of Removal, Exhibit 1 (attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(wimberley, Brock) Amendment/Supplement To Document By Progressive Security Insurance Company Re 1 Notice Of Removal, Exhibit 2 (attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(wimberley, Brock) Amendment/Supplement To Document By Progressive Security Insurance Company Re 1 Notice Of Removal, Exhibit 3 (attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(wimberley, Brock)
Russell McCall s, Inc. and
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America on May 14. Notice Of Removal From Civil District Court For The Parish Of Orleans, Case Number 2020-7548 (filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number Alaedc-8860909) Filed By Progressive Security Insurance Company. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit)attorney Brock Logan Wimberley Added To Party Progressive Security Insurance Company(pty:dft).(wimberley, Brock) Amendment/Supplement To Document By Progressive Security Insurance Company Re 1 Notice Of Removal, Exhibit 1 (attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(wimberley, Brock) Amendment/Supplement To Document By Progressive Security Insurance Company Re 1 Notice Of Removal, Exhibit 2 (attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(wimberley, Brock) Amendment/Supplement To Document By Progressive Security Insurance Company Re 1 Notice Of Removal, Exhibit 3 (attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit)(wimberley, Brock)