Showing all results for category “appellate”

Good Faith Covenant Assists Jilted Agent

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin 

December 11, 2018

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an insurance agent adequately alleged breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against an insurance company in connection with the agent’s transfer of business to another agent.

Clausen Miller’s Appellate Practice Group Nationally and Regionally Ranked By U.S. News and World Report

Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that its Appellate Practice Group has once again been ranked both nationally and regionally (Chicago) in U.S. News and World Reports 2019 “Best Law Firms.”  (See https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/clausen-miller-pc/overview/39045). 

Clausen Miller Helps Develop Illinois Law On Contribution And The Kotecki Cap

At least in Illinois, joint and several liability is a fact of life in personal injury cases. A defendant found at least 25% at fault can be forced to pay a plaintiff’s entire judgment, even though multiple tortfeasors were involved.

Swinehart, Ferrini, Aimonette, and Wysocki Score Recent Victory

In a case recently handled by Clausen Miller attorneys Jim Swinehart, Joe Ferrini, Greg Aimonette, and Ken Wysocki, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant decision relating to jurisdiction and international arbitration.  The Eleventh Circuit held:

One — A District Court has federal subject matter jurisdiction,

E-Filing: Avoiding Another Litigation Minefield

E-filing documents into court systems was supposed to make everyone’s job easier and provide more time to get a client’s legal work completed. E-filing allows the attorney to timely file up to the last minute of the day when a document is due to be filed,

Clausen Miller Attorneys Named 2018 Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers

The Law Bulletin Publishing Company, through its subsidiary Leading Lawyers of Chicago, has named 24 Clausen Miller attorneys Leading Lawyers and two attorneys Emerging Lawyers for 2018.

2018 Leading Lawyers

• Ivar R.

No Coverage For Counterfeit Wine Under “Valuable Possessions” Policy

“O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil!” (Shakespeare, Othello, act II, scene 3.)

With some amusing nods to Shakespeare,

Illinois Fault Allocation Tale Of Two Statutes: A Balancing Test Gone Wrong

Once upon a time, Illinois had two statutes designed to equitably apportion fault and so protect minimally responsible defendants from mega-dollar judgments.  Though the statutes still stand, they don’t provide defendants in personal injury cases near the protection they were intended to give.

Don Sampen Article Published in Illinois Bar Journal

An article on the appellate process was recently published by Don R. Sampen in the March 2018 edition of the Illinois Bar Journal.  The article is entitled “A Guide to Illinois Interlocutory Appeals.  It addresses the requirements for interlocutory appeals under Illinois Supreme Court Rules 306,

Contract, Fraud Claims Tied to Insurer Brochure

By Don R. Sampen, published, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
[March 20, 2018]

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing the U.S. District Court, recently found that a long-term care insurance policyholder adequately alleged consumer fraud and common-law fraud against an insurer for misrepresenting policy premiums she would have to pay.