TOLLING AGREEMENT
THIS TOLLING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and
between the Parties, with an effective date of December 23, 2017.
I. DEFINITIONS
1. “Acuity” shall mean ACUITY, A Mutual Insurance Company, its members,
subscribers, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors,
shareholders, attorneys, representatives, owners, managers, and their respective heirs,
administrators, executors, assigns, successors, affiliates and subsidiaries.
2. “Acuity Policy” shall mean Acuity’s Policy No. K77046, issued to Doug & Steve
Construction, Inc., as the named insured, with original effective dates of coverage of November
15, 2009, to November 15, 2010, and renewed thereafter on a yearly basis through November 15,
2018.
3. “American Fire” shall mean American Fire & Casualty Company, its members,
subscribers, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors,
shareholders, attorneys, representatives, owners, managers, and their respective heirs,
administrators, executors, assigns, successors, affiliates and subsidiaries.
4. “American Fire Policy” shall mean American Fire & Casualty Company’s Policy
No. 50437299, issued to Doug & Steve Construction, Inc. as the named insured, with original
effective dates of coverage of November 15, 2006, to November 16, 2007, and renewed
thereafter on a yearly basis through November 15, 2009.
5. “Complaint” shall mean the “Complaint for Damages” which was filed on or
about April 18, 2016, in the Lawsuit.
6. “Insurers” shall mean Acuity, American Fire, QBE and West Bend.
7. “Larson Danielson” shall mean Larson Danielson Construction Company, Inc., its
members, subscribers, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors,
shareholders, attorneys, representatives, owners, managers, and their respective heirs,
administrators, executors, assigns, successors, affiliates and subsidiaries.
8. “Lawsuit” shall mean a certain legal proceeding styled as Town of Munster,
Indiana and Munster Municipal Center Corporation, Plaintiffs, vs. Larson Danielson
Construction Company, Inc., Linden Group, Inc., K&S Engineers, Inc., and Illiana Remedial
Action, Inc., Defendants; Larson Danielson Construction Company, Inc., Cross Plaintiff, vs.
Illiana Remedial Action, Inc., Cross Defendant; Larson Danielson Construction Company, Inc.,
Third-Party Plaintiff, vs. Robinson Engineering, Ltd., McCluskey Engineering Corp., Doug &
Steve Construction, Inc., Acuity Insurance, Inc., Ohio Casualty Group n/k/a Liberty Mutual
Group, Inc., West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, and QBE Insurance Corporation, Third-
Party Defendants”, Cause No. 45C01-1604-PL-35, Circuit Court No. 1 of Lake County, Indiana.
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9. “Limitations” shall mean all periods of limitation, whether statutory, contractual,
or otherwise, and all statutes of repose.
10 “Munster” shall mean the Town of Munster, Indiana and the Munster Municipal
Center Corporation, their members, subscribers, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents,
independent contractors, shareholders, attorneys, representatives, owners, managers, and their
respective heirs, administrators, executors, assigns, successors, affiliates and subsidiaries.
11. “Parties” shall mean Acuity, American Fire, Larson Danielson, , Munster, QBE
and West Bend.
12. “Policies” shall mean the Acuity Policy, the American Fire Policy, the Hoosier
Policy and the West Bend Policy.
13. “QBE” shall mean QBE Insurance Corporation and Hoosier Insurance Company.
14. Hoosier Policy” shall mean Hoosier Insurance Company’s Policy No. CCI
0449143, issued to Illiana Remedial Action, Inc. as the named insured, with effective dates of
coverage of October 1, 2006, to October 1, 2007.
15. “Third-Party Complaint” shall mean “Larson Danielson Construction Company,
Inc.’s First Amended Third Party Complaint” that was filed on or about May 31, 2017, in the
Lawsuit.
16. “Cross-Claim” shall mean “Larson Danielson Construction Company, Inc.’s
Crossclaim against Illiana Remedial Action, Inc.” that was filed on or about May 31, 2017, in the
Lawsuit.
17. “West Bend” shall mean West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, its members,
subscribers, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors,
shareholders, attorneys, representatives, owners, managers, and their respective heirs,
administrators, executors, assigns, successors, affiliates and subsidiaries.
18. “West Bend Policy” shall mean West Bend’s Contractors Businessowners Policy
No. BCD 0954856, issued to Illiana Remedial Action, Inc. as the named insured, with original
effective dates of coverage of October 1, 2007, to October 1, 2008, and renewed thereafter on a
yearly basis through October 1, 2018.
II. RECITALS
1. Larson Danielson requested that Insurers defend and indemnify it under the
Policies against the Complaint; and
2. Insurers denied coverage for the Complaint, and declined to defend Larson
Danielson against the Complaint; and
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3. On or about May 31, 2017, Larson Danielson filed its Third-Party Complaint
against, inter alia, Insurers; and
4. The Parties believe their respective interests will best be served if a judicial
declaration of the coverage issues under the Policies is avoided at this time.
III. TERMS AND CONDITIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the following mutual covenants and
agreements, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Tolling. The Parties agree that any and all periods of limitation, whether
statutory, contractual, or otherwise, and statutes of repose, governing any claim, cause of action,
legal theory, defense, lawsuit or legal or equitable action by and between the Parties arising out
of the Policies or the Lawsuit, are hereby tolled and suspended from the effective date of this
Agreement until it is terminated. The Parties agree and covenant that the time period between
the effective date of this Agreement and the date it is terminated shall not be asserted or relied
upon in any way in computing the amount of time which may have expired under any periods of
Limitations in any such claims, defenses, legal theories, causes of actions, lawsuits or actions by
and between the Parties.
2. Term and Termination. Should any Party desire to terminate this Agreement, that
Party must provide each other Party forty-five (45) calendar days advance written notice, labeled
Notice of Termination, sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the
following:
If to Acuity: Stephen M. Brandenburg
CAMELI & HOAG, P.C.
Stephen M. Brandenburg
5920 Hohman Avenue
Hammond, IN 46320
If to American Fire: Hollie Sharpe
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
9450 Seward Road
Fairfield, OH 45014-5412
If to Larson Danielson: Daniel P. Costello
DANIEL P. COSTELLO & ASSOCIATES
221 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60601
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If to Munster: Paul L. Jefferson
JEFFERSON & BREWER, LLC
300 North Meridian Street, Suite 220
Indianapolis, IN 46204
If to QBE: Hoosier Insurance Company c/o
Office of the General Counsel
QBE North America
One General Drive, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
and
Dennis M. Dolan
LITCHFIELD CAVO LLP
303 West Madison Street, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606-3300
If to West Bend: Mark R. Smith
SMITH FISHER MAAS HOWARD & LLOYD,
P.C.
7209 North Shadeland Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46250
or to such other address designated by any of the Parties in a written notice given in accordance
with this paragraph. This Agreement shall remain in effect for forty-five (45) calendar days after
the date of receipt of any Notice of Termination sent pursuant hereto.
3. No Revival of Expired Claims or Defenses. This Agreement shall not revive any
cause of action, claim, or defense that, as of the effective date, has already become untimely,
late, or barred by a period of Limitations or any other time-related defense.
4. Dismissal of Third-Party Complaint Against Insurers. Within five (5) business
days of the execution of this Agreement, the Parties shall dismiss, without prejudice, Larson
Danielson’s Third-Party Complaint against Insurers.
5. Binding Effect. This Agreement governs the right of, and binds and inures to the
benefit of, all of the Parties, and their predecessors, successors and assigns, employees, agents
and representatives, and any persons or entities acting on their behalf.
6. No Admission of Liability or Waiver. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
be taken or construed to be an admission of any liability, responsibility, fault or wrongdoing by
any of the Parties hereto, or as a waiver of any right except as expressly set forth herein, and
shall not be used in evidence in any action or proceeding for any purpose other than in the
enforcement of the terms hereof.
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TOWN OF MUNSTER, INDIANA
By:
Printed
Title/Position
STATE OF ______________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF )
Before me the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the County of __________, State
of _______________, personally appeared ________________, a duly authorized representative
of Town of Munster, Indiana, who, first being duly sworn upon his/her oath, acknowledged
execution of this Agreement and verified that the facts stated in this Agreement are true. Signed
and sealed this _____ day of _________________, 2018.
____________________________________
_______________________, Notary Public
County of Residence: __________________
My Commission Expires:________________
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MUNSTER MUNICIPAL CENTER
CORPORATION
By:
Printed
Title/Position
STATE OF ______________ )
) SS:
COUNTY OF )
Before me the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the County of __________, State
of _______________, personally appeared ________________, a duly authorized representative
of Munster Municipal Center Corporation, who, first being duly sworn upon his/her oath,
acknowledged execution of this Agreement and verified that the facts stated in this Agreement
are true. Signed and sealed this _____ day of _________________, 2018.
____________________________________
_______________________, Notary Public
County of Residence: __________________
My Commission Expires:________________