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Hill Co-Chairs And Fahey Speaks At ABA Property Insurance Law Committee Annual Meeting

Clausen Miller Chicago Partner Celeste A. Hill recently co-chaired the Spring Meeting of the ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section’s Property Insurance Law Committee on April 7-9 at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas,

Despite Policy, Negligence Claim Snares Insurer

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured under a homeowner’s policy, despite allegations in the underlying complaint that the insured intentionally drugged and raped the plaintiff’s deceased daughter before she died from a drug overdose,

5th District Declares Duty To Deliver On Equitable Relief, Future Harm Tenders

he 5th District Appellate Court recently held that an insurer had a duty to defend an insured sued in a complaint seeking declaratory relief, which also sought “other relief,” apparently for future property damage, and further held that the animal pollution alleged in the complaint was not “traditional”

No Replacement Costs On Coverage Where Property Repairs Not Completed In Time

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that a property owner was not entitled to recover more than the actual cash value for property damage because he had failed to complete the repairs within the time limit for recovering the higher-than-cash-value replacement cost,

Vojcanin and Medley Present Analysis Of Homeowner’s Association Insurance Coverage Issues

CM partners Sava Vojcanin and Mindy Medley presented “Analysis of Homeowner’s Association Insurance Coverage Issues” to a major property and liability insurer. The presentation focused on the interplay of condominium association master policies and individual unit owner’s policies in the context of a hypothetical water damage claim.

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2015 Vol. 4

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Checking Lighting Fixtures At A Construction Project Is Routine Maintenance And Not A Protected Activity Under The New York Labor Law
In Guevera v. Simon Prop. Group, Inc.,

Court Construes Ensuing-Loss Clause In Property Policy

The 1st District Appellate Court recently construed a first-party property insurance policy exclusion for faulty workmanship, with an ensuing loss exception, to allow coverage for inventory damaged by debris that fell during a roof replacement project at a carpet store.

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2015 Volume 3

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Acceptance Of A Check In Full Settlement Of A Claim Only Operates As An Accord And Satisfaction When The Person Receiving … Has Been Clearly Informed Of Same
In reversing an order from the trial court denying the insurer defendant’s motion for summary judgment,

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2015 Volume 3

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*The Minefield Of Appellate Practice Revisited—In Re: Estate Of York, 2015 IL App. (1st) 132830
The authors of this Sidebar have continually recommended to our friends in the insurance and business industry the necessity of always retaining appellate practitioners to handle any appellate matters.

CM Partners Present Construction Defect Crash Course For Clients

Partners Thomas H. Ryerson, Ilene M. Korey, Don R. Sampen and Margaret H. Faheyrecently presented a presentation titled “Construction Defect Crash Course” at the Clausen Miller Chicago office for property casualty insurer clients.

Presentation topics included understanding coverage defect claims,