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Steve Malitz and Jamie Stevens of Saul Ewing's Chicago office spoke on " Rules, Insurance and Cost Cutting in Condominium Associations" for CAI in September 2022 with Brian Lozell of Associa.
Property insurers faced with COVID-19 related claims for business income losses can take comfort in the recent trend of most appellate courts to find in favor of insurers that have denied coverage based on policy language requiring direct physical loss or damage. What You Need to Know: Many...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of ambiguous policy terms, evaluation of claimant’s expert witness, inclusion of law firms as appropriate parties from whom plan administrators may seek equitable relief, transfer of cases from the claimant’s choice of venue, and...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
In July 2022, Jamie Stevens, Counsel in Saul Ewing's Chicago Office and a member of the firm's Condominiums and Community Associations practice, spoke on “The Aftermath of New Fannie Mae Guidelines – Industry Updates, Deferred Maintenance, and Current Trends” for CAI with Anthony Dister of Wintrust...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, and colleague Stephen Ravin, a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice, speak with Spencer Ware, Managing Director and Retail Practice Leader of national business...
A new City of Chicago Ordinance requires that condominium associations and other highrise residential buildings provide relief for residents during extreme heat events. On June 22, 2022, in response to the heat-related deaths of residents of a senior living facility, the Chicago City Council...
ATHLETICS RISK MANAGEMENT Saul Ewing attorneys Amy Piccola, Andrea Brockway and Tricia Duffy, along with Sam Swartout of United Educators, will speak at the University & College Insurance Consortium (UCIC) 11th Annual Safety Leadership Conference on June 14th on the topic of Athletics Risk...
On June 8, 2022, David Sugar, chair of the Firm's Condominium and Community Association Practice, gave a presentation on “Challenges and Opportunities for Condominium Board Members” to Chicago Loop Neighbors, an organization whose members are the presidents of most the large condominium associations...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to an award of attorney’s fees (but not) costs, class certification in an ERISA benefits case, a court finding that a physician claimant was disabled from his own occupation, a claimant paying into insurance he thinks he has, and an insurance company...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service law firm with attorneys in 16 offices, today announced that 59 attorneys from the Firm received the distinguished honor of being recognized for legal excellence and client service by Chambers USA 2022. Several of the Firm’s practice areas also earned high rankings...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Brian Berger, principal and founding partner of JBH Advisory Group, which provides a variety of advisory services to stakeholders involved in scalable food service throughout...
Saul Ewing’s Condominium and Community Associations Practice is pleased to once again offer its annual summary of the Illinois Condominium Property Act ("ICPA"). 2020 and 2021 were years that no one will soon forget, with condominium associations scrambling to ensure resident safety in the midst of...
Ted Baines is a partner and past chair of Saul Ewing's Litigation Department. He focuses his litigation practice on commercial contract, insurance, shareholder disputes, including shareholder demand responses, real estate, construction, and the defense of mass torts involving deaths or catastrophic...
Sean O'Neill handles commercial and real estate litigation matters for energy companies, developers, higher education institutions and insurance companies, among others. He also advises clients on environmental social and governance (ESG) related issues and provides counsel in connection with...
Laurie Kamaiko advises clients on emerging and complex risks associated with cybersecurity and privacy incidents and the rapidly developing legal landscape. She helps them limit their exposure to such risks and respond to incidents and related litigation. Laurie has extensive experience in...
A Strong Link in a Complex Chain For manufacturers, distributors and retailers in the food, beverage and agribusiness industry, seamless integration of a supply chain and close collaboration between companies at every step in the distribution cycle are essential for success in a hyper-competitive...