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CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2022 Volume 4

December 29, 2022 / CM Reports

Cover: Holiday Lights in Chicago, IL

SIDEBAR – United States Supreme Court Set To Decide “Game Changing” Case On General Personal Jurisdiction Over A Foreign Corporation

We wish to alert our friends in the defense and insurance industries of a case that will soon be decided by the United States Supreme Court.

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Fifth District Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment Finding Insured Had No Standing to Sue

June 5, 2023 / Writing and Speaking

Kelly Vogt breaks down the court’s ruling that because the scope of the assignment was limited to work performed by the contractor – who performed no work – the insured retained standing to seek enforcement of her policy.

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Illinois Appellate Court Limits IIED Claim to Outrageous Conduct Against a Known and Present Plaintiff

June 1, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

To state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, a victim must be known to a defendant and present to experience the outrageous conduct. Colunga v. Advocate Health and Hosps.

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Split New York Court of Appeals Re-affirms Applicability of Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine to Sporting Activities

June 1, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Paul V. Esposito

Despite the 1975 enactment of the comparative negligence statute, the primary assumption of risk doctrine still applies to athletic and recreative activities. Grady v. Chenango Valley Cent. Sch.

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Sixth District Court of Appeal Reverses Directed Verdict for Insurer as Contractor Did Not Have Initial Burden to Determine Depreciation

May 30, 2023 / News / Writing and Speaking

By Irene Thaler

In SFR SERVICES, LLC A/A/O Michael Carbonara and Mary Carbonara vs. Tower Hill Prime Insurance Company, the newly created Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment of directed verdict for the insurer,

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