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Ryerson Acts As Monitoring Counsel At Trial And Obtain A Defense Verdict

Clausen Miller partner Tom Ryerson recently assisted in securing a defense verdict for the City of Chicago in a high-exposure claim against two city paramedics. The plaintiffs alleged that the paramedics acted willfully and wantonly in treating a young lady who experienced a serious allergic reaction after eating take-out food containing peanuts.

Self-Insurance Pool Found To Be Primary

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that a municipal risk-pooling organization constituted a form of self-insurance that would apply as primary coverage to an umbrella policy covering the same occurrence.

The case is Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association v.

Successor To Principal On Surety Bond Has Duty To Make Good To The Surety

The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that the successor in interest to a bankrupt developer under an annexation and development agreement between the developer and city of Elgin was potentially obligated to the developer’s surety upon the successor’s default under the agreement.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2016 Vol. 1

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*SIDEBAR: Appeals Of Denials Of Summary Judgment In New York: A Powerful Weapon In The Litigation Arsenal
New York is a unique jurisdiction of opportunity in that non-final trial court orders,

Municipalities Are Policyholders Too

CM partner Michelle Valencic co-authored a paper titled “Municipalities Are Policyholders Too: A Review of Unique Insurance Coverage Issues Faced by Cities and Towns” covering topics which were then presented for Continuing Legal Education credit at the 2015 American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee annual meeting.

Defining Trigger For Malicious Prosecution

The 4th District Appellate Court recently agreed with the 2nd District—and rejected with two federal decisions—in holding that the insurer on the risk at the time of arrest and prosecution, rather than at the time of exoneration,

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.

Valencic Presents At ABA, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Annual Meeting

CM partner Michelle Valencic recently co-authored a paper titled “Municipalities Are Policyholders Too: A Review of Unique Insurance Coverage Issues Faced by Cities and Towns” covering topics which were then presented for Continuing Legal Education credit at the 2015 American Bar Association Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee annual meeting.

Kearney Spearheads Efforts To Persuade IL Supreme Court To Retain Public Duty Doctrine

.. To Protect Illinois Local Governmental Units

The public duty doctrine holds that local governmental entities, including police and firefighters, have a duty to protect the public at large, not any individual citizen.