HADDAD’S CIVIL TRIAL WEBBOOK

Judge William J. Haddad (Ret.)

Jury Instructions-IL > Insurance

How to Use these Instructions – Updated to 40 sets

Here are 40 sets of jury instructions selected from over 350 jury trials with verdicts from a few thousand dollars to $81 million. They are in WORD files for download, separation, and numbering. They are not presented as ironclad “law”, but rather to reflect the efforts of a jury trial judge and the highly skilled litigators who appeared in my courtroom in Chicago. They are offered for your use in the spirit of the camaraderie of our great profession.

• Broker Malpractice – Insurance Coverage
• Bad Faith Denial Suit  The affirmative defense of a “Fairly Debatable” coverage issue was successfully invoked to defeat a bad faith suit for an excess verdict.
• Insurer’s subrogation suit against municipality  Subrogation claim for flood damage to insureds from Rain Blocker Program.