Colleen Beverly analyzes an Illinois First District Appellate Court decision finding the insurer not liable under the Biometric Information Privacy Act. The court held that the underlying action did not amount to a “data breach” or “security failure” that was unauthorized by the employer.
Clausen Miller P.C.
Law Practice
Chicago, IL 3,220 followers
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About us
Founded over 80 years ago, Clausen Miller represents businesses, insurers and professionals through strategic, cost-effective litigation and counseling across the nation and around the globe. With over 100 attorneys practicing in ten U.S. offices and London, England, Clausen Miller serves as international, national, regional and local counsel to numerous insurance companies, corporations and financial clients. In addition, the Firm partners with Clausen Miller International, a multi-national partnership with English, French, Italian, Belgian and American affiliates. While maintaining the firm's core practice of serving and representing the insurance industry, particularly with regard to analyzing coverage under policies, defending insurers when sued and prosecuting subrogation actions for or on behalf of insurers, the firm counsels clients on a broad range of commercial litigation, insurance and liability issues.
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- Law Practice
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1936
- Specialties
- Coverage, Defense, Appeals, Subrogation, School Districts, and Technology and Cyber law
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Updates
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Congratulations to Yesy Sanchez on successfully opposing Plaintiff’s motion to reopen her bankruptcy case. Had the Bankruptcy court granted Plaintiff’s motion, it would have destroyed the basis of the insured’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s bodily injury claim pending in civil court.
Yesy Sanchez Successfully Opposes Motion to Reopen Bankruptcy Case - Clausen Miller
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Don Sampen analyzes a First District Appellate Court coverage case holding that an apartment tenant was a partial co-insured on her landlord’s fire insurance policy, and therefore not liable for full subrogation recovery, despite her alleged negligence causing damage to both her own unit and elsewhere in the building.
1st District Appellate Court Holds Tenant is Subject to Only Partial Subrogation Despite Negligence - Clausen Miller
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Congratulations to Carl Perri and Gregory Popadiuk on obtaining summary judgment for one of two clients and defeating Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment based on the res ipsa loquitor doctrine in a chemical delivery case.
Carl Perri and Gregory Popadiuk Obtain Summary Judgment and Defeat Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Chemical Delivery Case
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Congratulations to partner Mara Goltsman and associate Josef Ghosn on obtaining dismissal of a case pending in Supreme Court Kings County where the plaintiff claimed that her disabled son died at a nursing home due to Covid. The court dismissed the wrongful death and medical malpractice claims based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. The court dismissed the negligence claim because it was filed before plaintiff was legally appointed as the administratrix of her son’s estate and, as such, she lacked the legal capacity to sue.
Mara Goltsman and Josef Ghosn Obtain Dismissal of Covid Death Claim - Clausen Miller
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Jonathan Wickham analyzes a Florida Third District Court of Appeal coverage case affirming summary judgment in favor of the insurer. The Court held that Florida’s Claims Administration Statute was inapplicable to a claim when the insuring agreement was never triggered.
Florida 3rd DCA Affirms SJ in Favor of Insurer Finding Claims Administration Statute Does Not Apply When Insuring Agreement is Never...
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Erin K. Rutherford discusses the Texas legislature’s creation of two new courts, the Texas Business Court and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, which began hearing cases on September 1st. With the Texas Business Court, Texas became the 30th state to establish some form of specialized business court.
Erin Rutherford Discusses New Business Court in Texas - Clausen Miller
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Don Sampen analyzes a First District Appellate Court decision affirming that an insurer covering its insured’s garage operations had a duty to defend and indemnify the insured for an indemnity payment the insured made to its customer that settled a tort claim involving an intentional battery. The court held that coverage for a claim of negligent hiring by an insured employer is not negated by the intentional nature of a tort committed by an employee of the insured.
1st District Appellate Court Affirms Insurer’s Duty to Indemnify Insured for Indemnification Payment Involving Intentional Battery
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Kelly Vogt analyzes a Florida Third District Court of Appeal decision quashing the trial court's order denying an insurer’s motion to dismiss for failure to comply with the pre-suit requirements of § 627.70152.
Florida Third DCA Quashes Trial Court’s Denial of Insurer’s Motion to Dismiss - Clausen Miller
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Douglas Cohen analyzes a Florida Second District Court of Appeal property case holding that the pre-suit notice requirement in Fla. Stat. Section 627.70152 is a substantive statutory change that cannot apply to a claim brought under an insurance policy purchased before the statute’s enactment. Siding with the Sixth District, the Second District found that there is no clear legislative intent or language for section 627.70152 to apply retroactively to policies entered before it was enacted.
Florida Second District Court of Appeal Holds Pre-Suit Requirement Does Not Apply Retroactively to Policies Purchased Before § 627.70152
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