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Moody and Sonenblum Secure Final Summary Judgment for Insurer Client in Breach of Contract Case

March 28, 2024 / News

Congratulations to Tom Moody and Zachary Sonenblum on securing final summary judgment for their insurer client in a Hurricane Sally breach of contract case in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit in and for Santa Rosa County, Florida.

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Clausen Miller to Sponsor and Attend 2024 PowerCon Energy and Power Conference

March 27, 2024 / Events / News

Dennis D. Fitzpatrick, Margaret Hupp Fahey, Kelly M. Vogt and Mara Goltsman will attend the conference in New York City on Wednesday, April 3.

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Kollross Wins 7th Circuit COVID Business Interruption Coverage Case for Zurich  

March 21, 2024 / News

Melinda Kollross successfully defended a Seventh Circuit appeal seeking COVID-19 business interruption losses sustained by a hotel owner, continuing an unbroken streak of federal reviewing court victories for insurers in COVID-19 business interruption coverage litigation.

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Court Weighs Excess Coverage, ‘Other Insurance’ Provisions

March 19, 2024 / News / Writing and Speaking

Don Sampen breaks down an Illinois Northern District ruling in which the Court resolved issues of competing “other insurance” clauses between two insurers, finding that a real estate management company’s insurance for a slip-and-fall claim was excess over a tenant’s coverage.

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Nicholas Travis to Discuss Property Case Law Developments at PLRB 2024 Claims Conference and Insurance Services Expo

March 19, 2024 / Events / News / Writing and Speaking

In “Property Case Law Developments: Personal Lines,” Nicholas Travis will share property coverage insights and describe how recent case law impacts claim investigation techniques.

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Federal Court Follows Visual Pak Holding No Coverage for BIPA Claims

March 15, 2024 / News / Writing and Speaking

Andrew Banathy examines an Illinois Northern District decision granting summary judgment for an insurer in a BIPA-related coverage action and agreeing with the Illinois Appellate Court’s reasoning in an earlier case, National Fire Ins. Co., et al. v. Visual Pak Co., Inc., with respect to the interpretation of the recording and distribution exclusion contained in general liability policies.

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Clausen Miller Obtains Summary Judgment From Trump Trial Judge

March 14, 2024 / News

Clausen Miller partner Matthew Van Dusen and associate Lisa Doolittle recently won summary judgment from Honorable Arthur Engoron, the now nationally known judge presiding over the Trump civil trial in New York. Our case involves a real estate transaction.

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The Texas Supreme Court Finds a Settlement Agreement Between an Insured and Its Claimants Not Admissible or Binding in Coverage Litigation Against the Insurers

March 8, 2024 / News / Writing and Speaking

Ramy Elmasri and Erin Rutherford analyze a Texas Supreme Court decision holding a settlement agreement entered into without consent of the Insurer was inadmissible to establish coverage and the amount of covered loss in the subsequent coverage litigation.

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Hail Damage Sparks Fight Over Coverage, Appraisal Demand

March 6, 2024 / News / Writing and Speaking

Don Sampen analyzes a Northern District of Illinois case in which the court held that a dispute between a property insurer and an insured over a demand for supplemental payments following extensive hail damage amounted to a coverage dispute not subject to appraisal.

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Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal Denies Prejudgment Interest on Appraisal Award where Coverage was not Denied on Underlying Claim

March 4, 2024 / News / Writing and Speaking

Melissa Burghardt examines a Florida Third DCA decision denying prejudgment interest on an appraisal award to an insured where it was undisputed that the insurer did not deny coverage and paid the appraisal award in accordance with the policy.

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  • Chicago

    Illinois 60603

    10 South LaSalle Street

    Chicago, Illinois 60603

    T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick

  • New York

    New York 10005

    28 Liberty Street 39th Floor

    New York, New York 10005

    T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

  • Mission Viejo

    California 92691

    27285 Las Ramblas

    Suite 200

    Mission Viejo, California 92691

    T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

  • Florham Park

    New Jersey 07932

    100 Campus Drive

    Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

    T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri

  • Michigan City

    Indiana 46360

    200 Commerce Square

    Michigan City, Indiana 46360

    T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney

  • Milwaukee

    Wisconsin 53202

    250 E. Wisconsin Avenue

    Suite 1800

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

    T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck

  • Stamford

    Connecticut 06902

    68 Southfield Avenue

    2 Stamford Landing Suite 100

    Stamford, Connecticut 06902

    T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen

  • Tampa

    Florida 33609

    4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center

    Suite 600

    Tampa, Florida 33609

    T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt

  • San Francisco

    California 94111

    100 Pine Street

    Suite 1250

    San Francisco, California 94111

    T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman

  • Houston

    Texas 77019

    2929 Allen Parkway

    American General Center, Suite 200

    Houston, Texas 77019

    T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

  • Dallas

    Texas 75201

    325 N. Saint Paul Street

    Suite 3100

    Dallas, Texas 75201

    T: 469.942.8635 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri

  • Boca Raton

    Florida 33434

    7777 Glades Road

    Suite 405

    Boca Raton, Florida 33434

    T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt