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State Farm: Lawyers seeking to void 'Avery' want Karmeier deposition
CloudEAST ST. LOUIS – Lawyers suing State Farm intend to depose Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, according to the insurer.Patrick Cloud of the Heyl Royster firm in Edwardsville reported the plan to U.S. District Judge David Herndon on Aug. 5 in a lawsuit that seeks to void Avery v. State Farm, an Illinois Supreme Court decision that overturned a $1.05 billion class action judgment from -
Monty Python and Avery v. State Farm
In one of the funniest sequences in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, John Cleese as the Black Knight blocks King Arthur’s passage across a bridge and a sword fight ensues. Arthur lops off one of the knight’s arms, but he refuses to yield, insisting that the wound is “just a scratch.” -
State Farm seeks reimbursement on paid auto claim
An insurance company has filed suit against the driver who it claims rear-ended one of its client’s vehicles. -
Belleville residents say insurer has failed to pay for robbery loss
Two Belleville residents claims their insurance company refuses to compensate them for losses they sustained when their house was robbed. -
Washington Park cop sues village over accident with drunk driver
A Washington Park police officer says he is owed money for injuries he sustained after an allegedly intoxicated driver struck his vehicle while he was on duty. -
State Farm sued by New Athens couple over fire loss
The owners of a New Athens home destroyed by fire are suing their insurance company over a denied claim. -
Attorney's lawsuit against State Farm settles
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Defendants accused of RICO activity in Avery v. State Farm push for dismissal
Murnane The plaintiffs in a class action suit alleging fraudulent activity in Avery v. State Farm have simply recast the same claims they've been making for years to avoid yet another dismissal, the defendants assert. -
Debate over merit selection continues; recusal, public financing proposals pushed in meantime
Thies Although an Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) committee is working to come up with recommendations on judicial recusal standards, the bar group has long history of supporting merit selection. -
Class action suit alleges RICO enterprise in Avery v. State Farm
Karmeier Three plaintiffs from Avery v. State Farm have filed a new class action lawsuit, claiming that the insurance company acted as the hub of an enterprise designed to defraud millions of policyholders out of a $1 billion judgment. -
ISBA committee on judicial recusal to lay out proposal next month; Changes could 'inspire confidence,' Thies says
Thies More money has been making its way into judicial elections for some time now, but it wasn't until the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 ruling in Caperton v. A.T. Massey that states started to put judicial recusal standards into place.