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October 28, 2009
Clausen Miller Irvine Attorneys Use Threatened Summary Judgment To Force Favorable Settlement
Clausen Miller (CM) attorneys Keith Butler, Mike Goodin and G. Brent Sims of the Irvine office recently obtained a favorable settlement ending first-party property litigation against an insurer in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
October 23, 2009
Charles A. Gilmartin, A Former Partner At Clausen Miller P.C., Dies At Age 88
Charles A. Gilmartin, a former Partner at Clausen Miller P.C. dies at age 88
October 20, 2009
Subrogation Group's Success Continues In Massachusetts
Clausen Miller's client's Insured operated a pizzeria in strip mall in West Boylston, Massachusetts. A fire ensued in another tenant's space within the strip mall. The fire and smoke spread to the Pizzeria. The Insured actually suffered the worst damage of any of the tenants.
October 5, 2009
Two NY Attorneys Named To NY Super Lawyers 2009
Two Clausen Miller New York attorneys were recently named to New York Super Lawyers 2009 list.
September 30, 2009
No Coverage For $6M Sale Of Moldy Bales Of Cotton Affirmed By 8th Cir. In CGL & Propty Coverage Win
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the grant of two separate summary judgments obtained by CM partners Amy Rich Paulus and Mark D. Paulson, holding that the insurer they represented had no duty to defend or indemnify a cotton gin operator accused of selling more than 50,000 bales of moldy cotton. The Court affirmed the two judgments, one under a CGL coverage form and the other under a Property coverage form.
September 30, 2009
Clausen Miller Attorneys Obtain Complete Defense Verdict In Trademark Dispute
Clausen Miller attorneys Ian R. Feldman (Irvine office) and Joshua A. Aldort (Chicago office) obtained a complete defense verdict after a week-long jury trial in a trademark dispute against a distributor of novelty toy products in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
September 30, 2009
CA Office Achieves Winning Results In And Out Of Court
Clausen Miller Attorneys Obtain Dismissal Of Insurers In First-Party Property Case & Clausen Miller Attorneys Use Threatened Summary Judgment To Force Favorable Settlement
August 28, 2009
China Opens Its First Finance Court
China recently opened its first court to deal specifically with financial disputes. The financial court was founded by Pudong Financial Service Office and Pudong People’s Court. The court is administered under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Pudong New Area District People’s Court. The Court is named as the “Sixth Civil Court of Pudong People’s Court."
July 14, 2009
Clausen Miller's East Coast Coverage Group Obtains Summary Judgment
On July 9, 2009, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed the grant of summary judgment obtained by CM Partner Ruth V. Simon (New Jersey Office), in a coverage action in which the insured sought business interruption coverage for the collapse of its dock. The Insured, an oil storage terminal, initially claimed that it had a flood loss and sought $2.1 million from its Insurer (CM's client).
July 1, 2009
New Trial Ruling From IL Appellate Court In Ready II On Remand From IL Supreme Court
The Clausen Miller Appellate Practice team of Edward Kay and Paul Esposito was involved in what many legal commentators in Illinois describe as the single most important decision of the Illinois Supreme Court--Ready v. United/Goedecke Services.
May 29, 2009
Stern Confirmed By NASP Board As The 2010 Litigation Skills Conference Property Track Co-Leader
Robert A. Stern, a Partner in Clausen Miller's New York office was officially confirmed by the NASP Board of Directors as the 2010 Litigation Skills Conference Property Track Co-Leader.
May 14, 2009
Sener And Wilens Reach Seven Figure Settlement In Products Liability Case
Chicago Partners Martin C. Sener and Robert E. Wilens recently completed a multiple seven figure settlement in a strict product liability case which was filed against the manufacturer of a recirculating cooler which allegedly leaked a flammable fluid, and caused a fire in a manufacturing facility in August, 2001, in a south suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
May 8, 2009
Kelly Jorgensen Recently Published In ABA's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, Winter 2009
Clausen Miller P.C. Associate Kelly Jorgensen Recently Co-Authored an article in the Winter 2009 edition of Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal
April 22, 2009
Coverage Unit's Success Continues
Second Department uphold's trial court's decision in favor of Clausen Miller's (CM) client.
In February, 2009, CM Partners Steven Fried (New York) and Edward Kay (Chicago), and Associate Joseph J. Ferrini (Chicago), won an appeal in the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department in the State of New York.
April 14, 2009
Clausen Miller Opens New Office In San Francisco
Clausen Miller P.C. Opens New Office In San Francisco
April 1, 2009
Rauchwerger Appointed To NASP "Subrogator" Editorial Advisory Committee
CM Partner, Dean S. Rauchwerger, has been selected to be a member of the NASP Subrogator Editorial Advisory Committee. He will be participating in the selection and content of the published articles as well as collaborating with the authors, covering Property Insurance and other topics. Dean has been a frequent contributor to the Subrogator, a publication dedicated to the art of recovery, published by the National Association of Subrogation Professionals.
March 27, 2009
Clausen Miller PC Names Two Attorneys to Partner
Clausen Miller PC recently elected Chicago attorney Bradford S. Krause and New York attorney Christopher T. Scanlon to partner.
January 16, 2009
Four Clausen Miller Attorneys Honored As Super Lawyers In The Corporate Counsel Edition
Four Clausen Miller attorneys are listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition.
January 16, 2009
Nine Clausen Miller Attorneys Honored As Illinois Super Lawyers
Clausen Miller attorneys have been named 2008 Illinois Super Lawyers.
January 16, 2009
Clausen Miller Attorney Named As Illinois Rising Stars 2009 By Super Lawyers
Two Clausen Miller Attorneys named as Illinois Rising Stars 2009 by Super Lawyers.
January 12, 2009
James S. Barber, Of Clausen Miller PC Discusses The Employee Free Choice Act
On 1/14/2009 at the Labor and Employment Committee MCLE Meeting James S. Barber, Clausen Miller PC will discuss the Employee Free Choice Act.
January 6, 2009
Dennis Fitzpatrick Recently Published In The Real Estate Finance Journal
Dennis D. Fitzpatrick , Partner of Clausen Miller PC was recently published in The Real Estate Finance Journal, a Thomson Reuters/ West publication.
November 3, 2008
Two Clausen Miller Attorneys Honored As New York Super Lawyers
Two Clausen Miller attorneys have been named 2008 Super Lawyers. Only 5% of New York attorneys receive this honor. The attorneys were nominated by their peers, then went through a rigorous panel review for final selection.
October 14, 2008
Robert A. Stern Leads Educational Seminar On ADR
Robert A. Stern, a Partner in our New York and New Jersey offices, is the instructor of a new educational video/DVD titled: "Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques and Preparation."
October 1, 2008
Appellate Group Obtains Favorable Defense Opinion On "Natural Accumulation" Rule
Appellate group obtained a favorable defense opinion that holds a landowner has no duty to remove naturally accumulated dirt from a sidewalk on property absent a showing that the landowner created or was aware of a hazardous condition.
September 29, 2008
Clark Schirle Appointed Chair Of The Property Insurance Law Committee
Clark Schirle was recently appointed Chair of the Property Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section.
September 27, 2008
Kelly Jorgensen Co-Authors Article In "Tort Trial And Insurance Practice Law Journal"
Kelly Jorgensen, Associate at Clausen Miller PC, recently co-authored an article in "Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal" entitled "Recent Developments in Property and Insurance Law" published by the American Bar Association.
August 14, 2008
Clark Schirle Appointed Chair Of The Property Insurance Law Committee Of The ABA
Clark Schirle has been appointed Chair of the Property Insurance Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section.
August 5, 2008
Rauchwerger & Wysocki Score Deductible Reimbursement Recovery Victory In MN Federal Court
CM partner, Dean S. Rauchwerger, and associate, Kenneth R. Wysocki, score a significant victory in a deductible recovery case pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. CM represented plaintiff, Scottsdale Insurance Company, for reimbursement of its advanced deductibles from its insured.
July 22, 2008
Jim Barber Recently Elected A Fellow Of The Prestigious College Of Labor And Employment Lawyers
Congratulations to Clausen Miller's Jim Barber, Chair of our Employment Practice Group, has been recently elected a Fellow to the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
