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Insurer Does Not Have To Cover Pilot In Small Airplane Crash

October 20, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, October 19, 2021

The 4th District Appellate Court recently gave effect to an exclusion in a liability insurance policy applicable to claims asserted by an “insured,” which included the pilot of a small plane.

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Federal Appellate Courts Rule For Insurers On COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

October 14, 2021 / CM Reports / Uncategorized / Writing and Speaking

By Melinda S. Kollross

To date, four separate Federal Circuits have issued 7 decisions all holding for insurers on COVID-19 business interruption claims. A body of precedent is being built that can now be cited by the insurance industry at both the trial and appellate level in both state and federal court. 

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Seventh Circuit Rules A Partnership Made Up Of At Least One Stateless Citizen Is Itself Stateless And Cannot Be Sued In Federal Court Based Upon Diversity Jurisdiction

October 14, 2021 / CM Reports / Writing and Speaking

By Melinda S. Kollross

In Page v. Democratic National Committee, 2 F.4th 630 (7th Cir. 2021), the Seventh Circuit issued a subject matter jurisdiction ruling regarding diversity jurisdiction that could affect cases being currently prosecuted/defended in federal court,

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TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez: SCOTUS Puts A Lid On Class Actions Brought In Federal Court To Merely Redress Statutory Violations Without Class Members Suffering Any Concrete Harm

October 14, 2021 / CM Reports / Writing and Speaking

By Melinda S. Kollross

The United States Supreme Court’s decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, ___ U.S. ___, 114 S. Ct. 2190 (2021), is significant to the insurance and defense bar as it may represent a formidable obstacle for class action plaintiffs’ lawyers to overcome in bringing statutory private right of actions for damages,

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‘Honorable Engagement Clauses’ Give Arbitrators Broad Discretion

October 6, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, October 5, 2021

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld arbitration orders in a dispute between an insurer and reinsurer,

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Insurer Potentially Liable For TCPA Violations By Claimed Agents

September 24, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 23, 2021

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an insurance company could be held liable on an agency theory for unauthorized robocalls under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act,

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Obligation Found For Allegations ‘Straddling’ Vicarious Liability

September 9, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, September 7, 2021

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an additional insurer owed a defense to an additional insured covered only for vicarious liability,

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Disclosure Of Umbrella Policy Not Required By State Statute

August 25, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, August 24, 2021

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an Insurance Code requirement that an automobile insurer must disclose the insured’s “liability insurance policy,” did not require disclosure of the insured’s umbrella coverage when requested by a claimant seeking recovery against the insured.

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Boundaries: The Court Limits District Liability For Shootings

August 20, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw famously said, “Youth is wasted on the young.” We can think back to those carefree teenage days, wishing we had the chance to re-live them.

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Gone But Not Forgotten: Court Limits Emotional Distress Recovery For Lost Personal Property

August 20, 2021 / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

We collect stuff. Lots of stuff. Whether we collect on purpose, or collect on impulse, we collect all the same. We’ve collected so much that now there’s a movement of minimalists urging us to rid ourselves of most of it.

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