People
Andrew J. Candela
Counsel
- Chicago
Biography
Andrew Candela represents insurance companies in a wide array of coverage policy work in the areas of long-tail environmental, property, product liability, and product contamination claims. Andrew’s work focuses on defending insurers in all aspects of a claim’s life from position letters through litigation and appeal.
Before joining the firm, Andrew clerked for a justice on the Illinois Appellate Court where he drafted both civil and criminal opinions, including several involving insurance coverage disputes.
Before joining the firm, Andrew clerked for a justice on the Illinois Appellate Court where he drafted both civil and criminal opinions, including several involving insurance coverage disputes.
HONORS
- Illinois Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, 2023
Experience
EXPERIENCE
- Obtained summary judgment via a bench ruling in a coverage action that insurer had no obligation to defend or indemnify the insured in connection several deaths suffered as a result of the collapse of a warehouse-distribution center.
Results
Skarzynski Marick Secures Victory With Eighth Circuit Holding No Duty To Defend Or Indemnify Insured Arising From Warehouse Collapse
03/04/2024Skarzynski Marick attorneys Michael Marick and Andrew Candela represented AXIS Surplus Insurance Company in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which affirmed the summary judgment that AXIS has no duty to defend or indemnify its insured for multiple deaths arising from a tornado that struck an Amazon warehouse. The real estate developer of the warehouse, TriStar Companies LLC, sought its significant defense costs and indemnity under a policy issued by AXIS.
Skarzynski Marick Secures Appellate Victory on Duty to Defend Antitrust Lawsuit and Insured’s Claim of Conflict of Interest Requiring Independent Counsel
04/16/2020The Appellate Court of Illinois published an opinion on April 7, 2020, affirming that Skarzynski Marick’s client did not have a duty to defend antitrust allegations under a CGL policy and that a policyholder’s potential liability in excess of limits did not create a conflict of interest.
Skarzynski Black Wins Ruling on Disgorgement
03/29/2017Skarzynski Black obtains a declaratory judgment ruling, on behalf of an insurer, holding that a D&O policy did not cover settlement payments in the nature of disgorgement.
News
Skarzynski Marick Lawyers Recognized as Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2023
01/13/2023Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP is excited to announce that Super Lawyers has named seven attorneys to its 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.