Recent News About Clausen & Miller
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Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has named two attorneys to the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list, and one attorney to the Rising Stars list.
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The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that mandamus relief is not available to an insured to compel the Illinois Department of Insurance to investigate and prosecute a consumer complaint for engaging in an improper claims practice under 215 ILCS 5/154.5 & 154.6, even though the department is the only entity that can enforce these sections of the Illinois Insurance Code.
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Clausen Miller is proud to announce that Dennis Fitzpatrick has been re-elected as Firm President and CEO, marking an impressive 12th term in this role.
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On September 10, 2024, the Illinois First District Appellate Court provided the insurance industry with another victorious decision – this time, in the cyber liability insurance context.
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Clausen Miller is proud to announce that seven attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their exemplary work and accomplishments in their practice areas.
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Melinda Kollross, CM Shareholder and Chair of its Appellate & Trial Monitoring Practice Group, recently obtained a unanimous affirmance of summary judgment for their clients in a sidewalk trip and fall case.
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Clausen Miller President Dennis D. Fitzpatrick will join Shareholders Margaret Hupp Fahey and Kelly M. Vogt and Partner Mara Goltsman in attending the 2024 Power Conference, Inc. (PowerCon) Energy and Power Conference on Wednesday, April 3, in New York City.
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Melinda Kollross, Clausen Miller Shareholder and Chair of the firm’s Appellate & Trial Monitoring Practice Group, successfully defended a Seventh Circuit appeal seeking business interruption coverage for COVID-19 related losses sustained by Q Excelsior Italia SRL, owner of the Westin Excelsior Rome.
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Last year, we reported on the Illinois Appellate decision of Acuity Ins. Co. v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC, that held that a CGL insurer owed a duty to defend an additional insured in a construction defect case based on pleadings that alleged damage to “other property.”
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Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that Melinda S. Kollross has accepted an appointment as vice chair of the Amicus Committee of the DRI Center for Law and Public Policy.
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Clausen Miller is proud to announce the re-election of Firm President Dennis D. Fitzpatrick. Mr. Fitzpatrick will serve his 10th term as President and CEO in 2023.
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Clausen Miller is proud to announce Amy R. Paulus, Sava Alexander Vojcanin and Edward M. Kay have been named to the Best Lawyers in America 2020 ranking.
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Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that five attorneys were selected as 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers.
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Clausen Miller is pleased to announce that its Appellate Practice Group has once again been ranked both nationally and regionally (Chicago) in U.S. News and World Reports 2019 “Best Law Firms.”
