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Kristin Esposito and Valeri Nowik Save Insurer Significant Dollars in Cook County Jury Trial

CM attorneys Kristen Esposito and Valeri Nowik recently tried a rear end accident case before a Cook County jury.  The insurer offered $50,000 to settle the case. The Plaintiff rejected the offer and demanded $140,000.  

Timely Request For Auto Coverage Held Inapplicable To Grace Period

The 2nd District Appellate Court recently held that an auto policy provision extending coverage automatically to an insured’s newly acquired vehicle if notice of the insured’s request to add the vehicle to the policy is received within 30 days provided coverage for the vehicle even if the request was not received.

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,

Worker Driving His Mother’s Car Entitled To Employer’s Auto Coverage

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an employee on his way to work in his mother’s automobile was entitled to his employer’s liability automobile coverage because the employee was using the automobile “in connection with”

‘Actual Notice’ For An Omnibus Insured

A federal court construing Illinois law recently held that the rule potentially obligating an insurer to defend its insured upon “actual notice” of the underlying lawsuit might apply even where the insurer provided coverage for an omnibus insured,

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.

Conflicting Rulings Over Hit-And-Run Coverage

Two recent decisions — one from the 1st District Appellate Court and one from the 3rd District — reached inconsistent results regarding the availability of uninsured motorist coverage when a vehicle that triggered a collision,

Court Interprets ‘Relative’ And ‘Away At School’ In Auto Policy

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an underinsured motorist coverage provision applicable to “relatives” residing “primarily” with “you,” including a child “away at school,” provided coverage for the child even though he did not live primarily with the insured and arguably did not intend to return to living with his parents.

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.