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Illinois Supreme Court Rules On Illinois Workers’ Compensation Immunity Issue

By Melinda S. Kollross

In Munoz v. Bulley & Andrews, LLC, 2022 IL 127067, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the immunity provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act do not extend beyond an injured worker’s direct employer,

SIDEBAR: Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, Issues Highly Favorable Decision For Insurance And Defense Industry Regarding The Enforcement Of Arbitration Provisions

By Melinda S. Kollross

The recent published decision in Mason v. St. Vincent’s Home, Inc., 2022 IL App (4th) 210458, 2022 Ill. App. LEXIS 43, provides mandatory precedent in Illinois and persuasive precedent elsewhere for the insurance and defense industry to enforce arbitration provisions,

Two Appellate Court Panels Reject Business Coverage For COVID-19

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 5, 2022

Two Illinois Appellate Court decisions recently rejected insured restaurants’ claims for business interruption coverage based on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders suspending on-premises consumption of food or beverages due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Melinda Kollross COVID-19 Article Published In Law360

CM Appellate Practice Group Chair Melinda Kollross recently published an article in Law360 entitled “ILL COVID Rulings Correctly Adopt Physical Loss Standard.”  For a copy of the article, please contact Melinda at [email protected] or go to this link.

City’s Tort Immunity Did Not Trigger Uninsured Motorist Coverage For Driver

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, March 22, 2022

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that automobile uninsured motorist coverage did not apply to a claim by an insured driver against the city of Chicago after being struck by a city-owned ambulance,

Court Finds No Homeowners Coverage For Claims Of Tenant Injured In Residence

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, March 8, 2022

The 4th District Appellate Court recently held that a claim by a tenant residing in the policyholders’ home was excluded from coverage under a homeowners policy provision excluding coverage for bodily injuries to “residents.”

The case is 

CM Appellate Practice Group Chair Melinda Kollross To Discuss U.S. Supreme Court Practice At DuPage County Bar Association 2022 Mega Meeting

Shareholder Melinda Kollross, Chair of Clausen Miller’s Appellate Group, is one of three panelists presenting at the upcoming 2022 DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) CBA Mega Meeting on Friday, March 4, 2022 (via Zoom). She is part of a distinguished panel addressing written advocacy before the United States Supreme Court. 

Multiple Calls, Visits Found Insufficient To Establish Lack Of Insured Cooperation

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, February 8, 2022

The 1st District Appellate Court recently reversed a finding that a workers compensation insured lacked coverage due to the insured’s lack of cooperation with the insurer’s investigation of an employee’s alleged injury.

Cook County Uses HIPAA To Further Limit Discovery And Use Of Litigants’ Medical Records

by Kathleen M. Klein

On November 5, 2021, Cook County courts amended the standard HIPAA order used in cases throughout its divisions. The order is known as the HIPAA Qualified Protective Order (“QPO”),

Illinois Supreme Court Permits Fetal Wrongful Death Claims Against Physicians Where The Death Resulted From A Subsequent Lawful Abortion

by Scott R. Shinkan

The Illinois Supreme Court held in Thomas v. Khory, M.D. et al., 2021 IL 126074, that section 2.2 of the Wrongful Death Act, 740 ILCS 180/2.2,