James T. Ferrini
News, Events & Publications
News
Mar 19, 2008
Jim Ferrini Victory In DRI's The Voice
Jan 30, 2008
Failure to Provide Immediate Notice of An Occurrence Dooms First Party Asbestos Claim
Jan 17, 2008
8 Clausen Miller Attorneys Honored As Illinois Super Lawyers
Jan 16, 2007
8 Attorneys Honored as Illinois Super Lawyers
Articles
Dec 01, 2005
Class Actions - Illinois No Longer A Judicial Hell Hole
Apr 01, 2005
The Rights of Concurrent Insurers "Inter Se" Explained
Jan 01, 2005
Georgia Adopts Tort Reform
Jan 01, 2005
Clausen's Appellate Advocacy Judicially Endorsed
Dec 01, 2004
Illinois Resists Judicial Activism on Gun Control
Sep 01, 2004
Motions In Limine: An Effective Tool to Combat Excessive Verdicts
Mar 01, 2004
CM’s Coast To Coast Reversals Of Improper Seven-Figure Jury Awards Underscore Value Of The Appeal Process
Dec 01, 2003
The Astounding Chutzpah of the Plaintiffs' Class Action Bar: Claims for Interest on Settlement Sums Soundly Rejected
Apr 01, 2003
A Legislative Assault Upon the Surviving Remnant of Illinois Tort Reform
Jan 01, 2003
The Challenge to a Tortfeasor's Good Faith In Settling With an Injury Claimant
Dec 01, 2002
Fears Of "Iguana Litigation" Assuaged: A Remnant Of Illinois Tort Reform Survives
Sep 01, 2002
Recovery for the Risk of Future Injury - A Creative Resolution
Apr 01, 2002
Bad Faith Refusal to Settle
Feb 01, 2002
Choosing a Trial Firm Upon Consideration of the Firm's Appellate Practice
Archived Publications
Professional Activities and Publications
Mr. Ferrini is a former member, by appointment, of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, which drafts the instructions used by all trial courts in the state. He is a past president of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association; a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; a member of the Chicago Bar Association, for which he, as chairman of the Committee on Civil Practice, authored the Illinois contribution statute, which was enacted to provide a procedural vehicle that permits litigants to amicably resolve cases short of full litigation; and a frequent lecturer who has authored a wide range of legal articles. Mr. Ferrini’s publications include:
In the Wake of Kamilewicz: A Claim of Predatory Class Counsel Fees
64 Defense Counsel Journal 581 (Oct. 1997)
Voluntary Dismissals—From Shield to Sword by the Convergence of Improvident Actions
John Marshall Law Review No. 3 (Spring 1988)
The Single–Multiple Occurrence Controversy—A Fair Resolution
Insurance Counsel Journal vol. LII, p. 246 (April 1985)
The Evolution from Indemnity to Contribution—a Question of the Future, If Any, of Indemnity
59 Chicago Bar Record 254 (March 1978)
(The Illinois Supreme Court referred to this as a scholarly analysis in Heinrich v. Peabody International Corp., 99 Ill. 2d 344, 469 N.E.2d 935, 939 (1984).)
Section 41—The Remedy and Its Limitations
58 Chicago Bar Record 238 (March 1977)
Costs—Taxability of Attorneys’ Fees as Deterrent to Harassment by Actions Unfounded in Law or Fact
50 Ill. Bar Journal 800 (April 1962)
Searches and Seizures—Sufficiency of Hearsay as Basis of Search Warrant
50 Ill. Bar Journal 325 (December 1961)
Additionally, Mr. Ferrini was Contributing Editor and author of bimonthly articles analyzing recent decisions for The Insurance Adjuster, a national magazine, from 1971 to 1982.
