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Supreme Court: TCPA’s damages for sending unsolicited faxes are insurable

May 23, 2013 6:23 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is a penal statute and the damages it imposes for sending unsolicited faxes are not punitive, the Illinois Supreme Court held Thursday. As such, the state court high court reversed the portion of the … Read More »

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Supreme Court slated to hear eight arguments in May term

May 9, 2013 1:37 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases during its May term. The cases, none of which come from the Fifth District, will present the justices with issues ranging from a minor’s incarceration and an attorney’s disciplinary proceeding … Read More »

Ill. Supreme Court, News

Supreme Court: Illinois has jursidiction over French company in products liability suit

April 18, 2013 12:53 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

    Illinois has jurisdiction to hear a products liability suit involving a French manufacturing company, the state Supreme Court held Thursday. In a 5-1 ruling with one justice not participating, the state high court affirmed the ruling of the … Read More »

Ill. Supreme Court, Product Liability

Supreme Court agrees to review state retiree health insurance lawsuit

April 11, 2013 12:24 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

        The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday granted a motion for a direct appeal in the battle over a new law requiring state retirees to start paying premiums for their health insurance. In its order, the Supreme … Read More »

Ill. Appellate Court, Ill. Supreme Court, Madison County

Herndon denies motion to dismiss suit alleging RICO activity in Avery v. State Farm

April 2, 2013 9:12 AM
By Bethany Krajelis

A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging fraudulent activity in Avery v. State Farm. In a 43-page memorandum and order, U.S. Chief Judge David Herndon lifted a stay on initial disclosures and … Read More »

Class Action, Federal Court, Ill. Appellate Court, Ill. Supreme Court

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from Madison County school district

March 27, 2013 2:09 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a Madison County school district’s dispute with an area refinery and the state’s Pollution Control Board. The high court on Wednesday allowed seven petitions for leave to appeal – four … Read More »

Ill. Appellate Court, Ill. Supreme Court, Madison County, News

Justices hear arguments over insurance question in TCPA class action suit

March 21, 2013 1:32 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case stemming from a class action lawsuit that originated in Madison County. The case — Standard Mutual Insurance Co. v. Norma Lay, et al. – came to the state high … Read More »

Class Action, Ill. Supreme Court, Madison County, News

Supreme Court disciplines more than a dozen attorneys, including former arbitrator and two from Metro East

March 18, 2013 1:19 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday handed down a two-year suspension to a former workers’ comp arbitrator who engaged in ex-parte communications with attorneys appearing before her. The court ordered Jennifer L. Teague — who resigned from her post at … Read More »

Attorneys, Ill. Supreme Court, News

Kilbride makes court’s FY14 budget request; Urges lawmakers to make ’rounding error’

March 14, 2013 12:51 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Kilbride has asked lawmakers to appropriate about $347 million in general revenue funds for the court’s fiscal year 2014 budget. Kilbride appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday morning to make the court’s budget … Read More »

Ill. Supreme Court, News

Supreme Court’s March term opens, justices will hear arguments in 13 cases

March 8, 2013 6:09 PM
By Bethany Krajelis

The Illinois Supreme Court is convening in Springfield for its March term. The justices will hear arguments in 13 cases this month that present the court with six civil, three criminal and three matters dealing with minors. None of the … Read More »

Ill. Supreme Court, Insurance, Personal Injury