Melinda S. Kollross

News, Events & Publications

Events

Nov 05, 2004
Partner Melinda Kollross presented Advertising Injury and Personal Injury Coverage...

Oct 19, 2004
Partner Melinda Kollross presented Update: Challenging "Good Faith" Settlements in Illinois

Oct 01, 2003
Partner Melinda Kollross presented Moran v. Rush Prudential: A Critical Examination

Jan 02, 2002
Partner Melinda Kollross presented The Art of the Post-Trial Motion

Nov 08, 2000
Partner Melinda Kollross presented Identifying Internet and E-Commerce Related Risks...

Jun 01, 2000
Partner Melinda Kollross presented Avoiding E-Liability and Other Legal Fallout

News

Feb 04, 2008
FL Appellate Court Affirmed CM Summary Judgment On $33 Million Extra Expense Claim Arising From 9/11

Feb 15, 2007
Clausen Miller Attorneys Achieved Victory for Essex Insurance

Jan 16, 2007
8 Attorneys Honored as Illinois Super Lawyers

Aug 02, 2006
Clausen Miller Attorneys Won a Case of First Impression

Articles

Jul 29, 2008
Seventh Circuit Adopts New Standard For Reviewing Non-Economic Damage Awards

May 15, 2008
Clausen Miller Helps Excess Insurers Reverse $155 Million Judgment -- No Advertising Or Personal Injury Coverage For Alleged Defamation Or Disparagement Of Third Parties Not Plaintiffs In Underlying Lawsuits

Dec 28, 2007
CM Appellate Practice Group Persuades Kansas Supreme Court To Reverse A Plaintiffs' Jury Verdict And Enter Judgment For Defendants In $80 Million Dollar Stigma Damage Class Action

Dec 28, 2007
Protect Your Appellate Records: Ask For Jury Instructions Explaining The Operation And Effect Of Joint And Several Liability

Oct 29, 2007
Fifth Circuit Rejects Finding Of Coverage For Hurricane Katrina Losses Where Flooding Was Allegedly Caused By Negligence

Apr 24, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Juries Cannot Award Punitive Damages For Harm To Non-Parties

Oct 25, 2006
Illinois Appellate Court First District Issues Opinion Protecting The Assets Of Deep-Pocket Defendants In Litigation By Putting Teeth Into Tort Reform Legislation

Aug 07, 2006
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Lost Punitive Damages Not Recoverable in Legal Malpractice Action

Feb 01, 2006
Creative Lawyering Can Avoid Pitfalls in Bonding Judgments to Stay Execution Pending Appeal

Dec 01, 2005
The Technicalities of Appellate Practice: Use of an Appellate Specialist During Every Stage of the Appellate Process is Crucial to the Successful Prosecution of Any Appeal

Sep 01, 2005
"Dramshop" Liability Extended Beyond Liquor Providers

Apr 01, 2005
"Clifford v. Wharton," 817 N.E.2d 1207 (III.App.2004): A Restatement §414 Claim Against a General Contractor by any Other Name is Still a Restatement § 414 Claim

Apr 01, 2005
The Latest Chapter In "Thompson v. Gordon"

Apr 01, 2005
South Carolina Adopts Tort Reform

Jan 01, 2005
Clausen Miller Makes Favorable First-Party Property Law; Reverses $8.2 Million Judgment Against Insurer

Sep 01, 2004
Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Exculpatory Agreement in Raceway Accident

Dec 01, 2003
New York Appellate Court Deems Pollution Exclusion Ambiguous --Finds Fact Question Presented as to Whether Asbestos Qualifies as a "Pollutant" Under Exclusion

Apr 01, 2003
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects $145 Million Punitive Damages Award in "State Farm v. Campbell"

Oct 01, 2002
Texas Medical Association Concludes Alleged Adverse Health Effects of Black Mold are Unproven

Sep 01, 2002
Third Department Holds "Constructive Notice" of Lead Paint Hazards in Common Areas of Building Sufficient to Defeat Landlord's Motion For Summary Judgment

Apr 01, 2002
Insured's Knowledge of Contamination Prior to Purchasing CGL Policy Bars Coverage For Subsequent Lawsuit

Apr 01, 2002
New York Holds Insured Bears Burden of Proving "Accident" or "Occurrence" Caused Damage and Adopts Pro Rata Allocation Method for Continuous Harm

Apr 01, 2002
Illinois and Wisconsin Expand Damages Recoverable in Bad Faith Actions

Feb 01, 2002
New Jersey Supreme Court Holds Intent Presumed for "Particularly Reprehensible" Conduct Such as Stabbing In Fight

Firm Publications

CM Report 2008 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2008v2)

CM Report 2008 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2008v1)

CM Report 2007 Volume 4
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2007v4)

CM Report 2007 Volume 3
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2007v3)

CM Report 2007 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2007v2)

CM Report 2007 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2007v1)

CM Report 2006 Volume 4
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2006v4)

CM Report 2006 Volume 3
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2006v3)

CM Report 2006 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2006v2)

CM Report 2006 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2006v1)

CM Report 2005 Volume 4
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2005v4)

CM Report 2005 Volume 3
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2005v3)

CM Report 2005 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2005v2)

CM Report 2005 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2005v1)

CM Report 2004 Volume 4
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2004 v4)

CM Report 2004 Volume 3
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2004v3)

CM Report 2004 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2004v2)

CM Report 2004 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2004v1)

CM Report 2003 Volume 4
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v4)

CM Report 2003 Volume 4
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v4)

CM Report 2003 Volume 3
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v3)

CM Report 2003 Volume 3
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v3)

CM Report 2003 Volume 2
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v2)

CM Report 2003 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v2)

CM Report 2003 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v1)

CM Report 2003 Volume 1
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2003v1)

CM Report 2002 Winter
CM Report Special Report on Mold (2002)

CM Report 2002 Volume 4
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v4)

CM Report 2002 Volume 4
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v4)

CM Report 2002 Volume 3
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v3)

CM Report 2002 Volume 3
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v3)

CM Report 2002 Volume 2
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v2)

CM Report 2002 Volume 2
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v2)

CM Report 2002 Volume 1
New York CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v1)

CM Report 2002 Volume 1
CM Report of Recent Decisions (2002v1)

CM Report 2002 Fall
CM Report Special Update on Mold (2002)

Industry Publications

Sep 01, 2004
Introduction to the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal

Jan 01, 2004
Post-Trial Motions (Civil), A Defense Lawyer's Guide to Appellate Practice

Mar 01, 2003
Challenging "Good Faith" Settlements in Illinois