![]() Since then, Empress Casino and its insurers have sued the general contractor and the various subcontractors who were involved with the renovation project, seeking to subrogate the insurance costs to them for allegedly causing the fire.īut on Wednesday the 1st District Appellate Court found that, with the exception of one contract, the plain language of the casino’s contracts meant that it waived any subrogation to the defendants. More than $81 million was covered by Empress Casino’s insurance companies - Axis Insurance, National Fire and Marine Insurance and Lloyd’s Syndicate 1414 (Ascot) - leaving the casino to shell out $2.55 million in deductibles. On March 20, 2009, a fire broke out in the Empress Casino Joliet riverboat while renovation work was being done, causing nearly $84 million in damages. ![]() Click here to find news in your practice area and gain insights into lawyers, judges and the legal community. As a CDLB subscriber you have access to Lawyerport News, including access to 30 years of news archives.
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