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Four Clausen Miller Attorneys Recognized on 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers List

2024 marks Kimbley Kearney’s 10th consecutive year of Super Lawyers recognition.

Former Clausen Miller Partner Richard Brownell and Five New Attorneys Join the Firm 

Richard and his team of two partners and three associates will support the Firm’s New York, New Jersey and Connecticut offices.

Court OKs Setoff for Payment Municipality Made to Officer

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 23, 2024

Over dissent, the 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an automobile policy’s uninsured motorist provision requiring a reduction in benefits for compensation paid to the insured “under” certain laws applied to compensation paid to a police officer pursuant to the City of Chicago’s collective bargaining agreement with the police union.

SCOTUS Justices Debate Chevron’s Fate

In much anticipated oral arguments lasting several hours, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday heard argument in two cases challenging the 40 year-old Chevron decision instructing courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes.

Goltsman Obtains Dismissal of Nursing Home Lawsuit

Clausen Miller partner Mara Goltsman of our New York office has obtained dismissal of a nursing home lawsuit based on procedural grounds.

Ramy Elmasri to Share Insights on Information Requests for DSU Claims at 2024 LEA Conference

The annual meeting and educational conference will take place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from January 31 to February 2.

Irene Thaler to Present on Preparing Insurance Estimates at WIND Conference

Irene will discuss “Essential Ingredients Needed to Prepare the Perfect Estimate” on January 31.

Court Finds Coverage for BIPA Liability Effectively Excluded

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 9, 2024

The 1st District Appellate Court, disagreeing with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, recently held that a “catchall” exclusion for certain statutory liabilities applied to a claim against an insured for violation of the Biometric Information Privacy Act,

Policy Does Not Cover Wildfire Destruction of Two Residential Homes During Construction When Insured Failed to Disclose the Construction on Insurance Application

In Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. Talcon Grp. LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Travelers, and held that the Policy excluded coverage for Talcon’s two residential homes destroyed by wildfire during construction, where Talcon failed to disclose said residential construction on his insurance application. More specifically, the Court found that the Policy, “when viewed together with the insured’s insurance application as required by Florida law, unambiguously provides coverage for only underground utility operations and the site development work tied to those operations [but] did not extend to the construction of the two [residential] homes.”

Third DCA Affirms Citizens’ Summary Judgment on Late Notice in Mario Arce v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

By Paris T. Baker

In Mario Arce v. Citizens Property Insurance Company, the trial court entered summary judgment in favor of the insurer after concluding the insureds materially breached the policy by failing to timely notify Citizens of a loss allegedly caused by Hurricane Irma.