Michael Errera Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il

Michael concentrates his practice on commercial and insurance litigation.Construction Litigation – Defense of an $80 million surety claim alleging defective construction of ethanol grain silos; multi-million recovery for food manufacturing plant destroyed by improper welding activities; recovery for sprinkler pipe failure in a newly constructed hotel; successful recoveries involving failures of an improperly designed and built grain elevator and marina warehouse. Liability Insurance Coverage Litigation – Defeated coverage defense involving juvenile arson.Transportation Liability – Obtained summary judgment enforcing an MCS-90 Endorsement, defense of an injury claim arising from a truck accident, and handled multiple claims involving failed vehicle tires.Warehouse Liability – Represented client who suffered destruction of more than $1 million in paper products stored in a Wisconsin warehouse and defeated various warehouse contract defenses and secured a settlement for a warehouse tenant whose product was destroyed by a malfunctioning sprinkler pipe, despite liability and damage limitation contract provisions.Personal Injury Defense – Not responsible verdict in defense of a six figure disfigurement claim and defense of a construction worker’s claim multiple back surgeries were needed due to a fall.Product Liability – Represented natural gas plant damaged by a defective piston assembly; recovery for a Louisiana oil refinery damaged by the installation of an improper metal pup piece; successful defense of a $34 million Georgia product defect claim; jury verdict of $5 million for manufacturing plant damaged an electrostatic spray booth; recovery for a medical facility destroyed by a medical imaging machine that was improperly serviced by the manufacturer.

First Chair in 31 jury trials.In-house counsel for regional insurance carrier defending against claims of bodily injury, first-party coverage, bad faith, and wrongful death.Appellate experience included authoring briefs and presenting oral argument before panels in the First District Appellate Court of Illinois.Reported Cases - Smith v. Gleash, 325 Ill. App. 3d 79, 757 N.E.2d 101 (2001): first impression decision clarifying award of attorney fees under Rule 91(b).

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Bs, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Delta Tau Delta fraternity - Vice President