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John D. Dalton concentrates in insurance coverage, commercial, professional and premises liability litigation. He also practices in the areas of securities litigation and general business law. He is an author in the areas of insurance coverage, environmental liability and school law. He has given seminars on various issues regarding insurance coverage and policy interpretation. He is a CPA. He is a member of the American, Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He was a member of the Insurance Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association from 1999 to 2005.Mr. Dalton has represented insurance carriers and policy holders nationwide in complex coverage litigation and advised his clients regarding difficult coverage issues that often arise in Illinois, such as estoppel and targeted tender. He has advised insurance companies on drafting new policy provisions to keep up with changes in the law. He has defended actuaries, psychiatrists, insurance agents, Registered Investment Advisors, Registered Representatives, Broker/Dealers and numerous businesses. He has obtained successful results at the appellate level in both defense and coverage cases. Specifically, he represented the defendant psychiatrist and hospital in Bloom v. Braun, where the Illinois Appellate Court limited the use of alleged fraudulent concealment to toll the statutes of limitations or repose. Also, he represented the insurance carrier in Tudor Insurance v. Valuemetrics, where the same court limited the usually broad duty to defend in holding that the insurer had no duty to defend when the underlying lawsuit could not state a negligence claim because there was no direct duty from the insured to the plaintiff.Specialties: Insurance CoverageInsurance DefenseCommercial Litigation

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