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Property Insurance Held Not To Be Equivalent of ‘Reserve’

Don Sampen breaks down a 1st District Appellate Court decision that an insurer for a condo association had a duty to defend claims of inadequate insurance coverage despite a policy exclusion relating to the failure to maintain adequate reserves.

Clausen Miller Insurance Law Practice Group Recognized on Chicago Best Law Firms List for 2024

Clausen Miller’s Insurance Law Practice was listed as among the best in Chicago on Best Lawyers’ 2024 Best Law Firms list.

Clausen Miller Ranked Nationally and Regionally on 2024 Best Law Firms List for Appellate Practice

Best Lawyers recognized Clausen Miller’s Appellate Practice nationally and in Chicago in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms.

Clausen Miller Featured on National and Chicago-area Best Law Firms 2024 List  

Best Lawyers recognized four Clausen Miller practice areas, with its Appellate Practice landing the firm a national ranking once again.

Ongoing Coverage Dispute Unable to Shield Insurer from Opening its Books under Bankruptcy Court Rule 2004

By Andrew J. Banathy

A Southern District of New York bankruptcy court issued a subpoena for a Rule 2004 examination to Arrowood Indemnity Insurance Company (“Arrowood”) after request was made by a group of unsecured creditors to a bankruptcy estate.

Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Trial Court Ruling Insurer Owed No Duty to Defend Condo Board Under D&O Coverage: “Reserves” Exclusion Does Not Apply to Condo Owners’ Claims of Underinsurance

By Thushan M. Sabaratnam

In Truck Insurance Exchange v. Ulman, 2023 IL App (1st) 220804, the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reversed a judgment on the pleadings and declaration an insurer owed no duty to defend a condo association’s directors under the condo policy’s Directors &

Southern District of Florida Holds that Fl. Stat. § 627.70152 May Be Applied Retroactively

Douglas Cohen examines a Southern District of Florida ruling in which the Court held that the pre-suit notice requirement of a Florida statute applied retroactively in a Hurricane Irma first party property claim and dismissed the plaintiff’s lawsuit.

Clausen Miller Obtains Summary Judgment in Construction Dispute

Brian Riordan, James Weck and Katherine Kuhn obtained summary judgment in the Cook County Law Division, Cook County, Illinois in a construction injury claim that involved our client and other construction companies.

Plaintiff claimed that he sustained injuries while descending a temporary set of stairs on a construction project.

Clausen Miller’s Construction Law Practice Selected to Best Law Firms’ 2023 List

The Firm received recognition by Best Lawyers on the publications’ Metro – Chicago list.

Claims-handling Discrimination May Trigger FHA Liability: Court

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that State Farm’s handling of an insured’s property damage claims may constitute discrimination under one section of the Federal Housing Act. Don Sampen breaks down the case for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.