Clausen Miller PC

About this office:

Clausen Miller PC, a full-service civil litigation and general practice firm with more than 175 proven trial attorneys nationwide, is headquartered in the heart of the business, financial and legal district of downtown Chicago. Clausen Miller's five additional offices span from coast to coast, with affiliate offices in England, France, Italy, Brussels and Shanghai.

During our 70-year history, we've built a solid reputation as an insurance defense firm, while expanding our practice areas to include everything from admiralty to corporate transactions and litigation to Intellectual Property. This expansion has allowed us to better serve the needs of our diverse client base. To enhance client relationships, our attorneys participate in various community projects and professional activities as well as sponsoring industry conferences.

We at Clausen Miller have always stressed the important role our clients play in the success of the firm. This spirit of partnership is the basis for our creative and hard-working legal style. Because many of our lawyers and paralegals have additional degrees, they are able to understand the industries our clients are working in and provide fast, effective solutions. This strong legal scholarship allows us to provide proven results in or out of the courtroom.

At Clausen Miller, the needs of the client dictate the direction we take.

Admiralty, Appellate, Banking and Secured Lending, Business/Corporate, Construction, Employment, Environmental/OSHA, Fidelity and Surety, First-Party Property, Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property, International Law, Liability Defense, Medical Malpractice, Mold, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Subrogation, Transportation.

Clausen Miller Helps Excess Insurers Reverse $155 Million Judgment -- No Advertising or Personal Injury Coverage for Alleged Defamation or Disparagement of Third Parties Not Plaintiffs in Underlying Lawsuits
Melinda S. Kollross, Margaret J. Orbon, Colleen A. Brown, James J. Berdelle, June 16, 2008
In BASF AG v. Great American Assurance Co., et al., 2008 WL 1701864 (7th Cir. April 14, 2008)(applying Illinois law), the Seventh Circuit held that excess/umbrella insurance carriers had no duty to defend a pharmaceutical company with respect to lawsuits brought by consumers and health insurers...

Failure to Provide Immediate Notice of an Occurrence Dooms First-Party Asbestos Claim
Sava Alexander Vojcanin, Mindy M. Medley, June 16, 2008
On December 26, 2007, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed Clausen Miller's successful motion for summary judgment in Board of Education of Township High School District No. 211, Cook County, Illinois v. TIG Ins. Co., --- N.E.2d ---, 2007 WL 4563440 (Ill. App. 1st Dist.).

Fifth Circuit Reiterates Well-Established Rule That Ship Owner Has Burden of Proving Validity of a Seaman's Release
Kimbley A. Kearney, June 5, 2008
In Transocean Offshore USA Inc. v. Catrette, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 27870 (5th Cir.) and Steverson v. Globalsantafe Corp., 508 F.3d 300 (5th Cir.), the Fifth Circuit emphasized the elevated level of scrutiny applicable when evaluating the validity of any release or settlement involving a seaman's...

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