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Casualty Defense Group Obtains Decision Dismissing Trip And Fall Negligence Claim And Cross-Claims

CM Partners Carl M. Perri and Matthew J. Van Dusen were retained to represent defendant Wild Ginger NYC Corp. (“Wild Ginger”), a Manhattan Chinese restaurant that rented space from its co-defendant landlord,

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,

Clausen Miller P.C. Announces New Office In Michigan City, Indiana

Clausen Miller P.C. is announcing the opening of an office in Michigan City, Indiana. Located in the heart of Northwest Indiana, the new office enhances the Firm’s ability to offer its full array of legal services throughout Indiana.

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,

Clausen Miller Completes Subrogation Recovery Of Embezzled Funds In China

A multi-national electronics company with headquarters in the Midwest and facilities throughout the world suffered a loss when an employee at their Shanghai facility was caught embezzling from the office. A U.S. based insurer stepped in to cover the claim,

Stage Set For Supreme Court Review of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provision

Congress passed The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in direct reaction to the financial crisis caused by the collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2008. Clausen Miller is on the cutting edge of legal issues raised by the Act and its attorneys have published scholarly articles on this topic,

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.

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.

Feldman And Harker Score Major Victory For Attorney Clients

CM partners Ian Feldman and Jay Harker achieved complete victory for their attorney clients in defending a malicious prosecution action through appeal in California. The complicated, multi-year dispute encompassed several lawsuits. The first lawsuit arose from an attempted real estate transaction.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2015 Volume 2

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!*SIDEBAR: Illinois Supreme Court Holds That Wrongful Death Via Suicide Is Not A Cognizable Action In Illinois
On May 21, 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its opinion in Turcios v.