The U.S. Supreme Court didn't give its reasons for passing on a review of Avery, Southern Illinois' $1 billion verdict against State Farm rejected by our state's Supremes last summer, but we can fashion some pretty good ones of our own.
Jeffrey Millar Plaintiffs in a class action against insurer GEICO have not responded to a motion to decertify their class under the Avery decision of the Illinois Supreme Court, according to GEICO attorneys.
The U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week refused to hear whether Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier's participation in a landmark ruling in favor of State Farm Insurance was improper.
Attorneys for Accredited Home Lenders thought the Illinois Supreme Court's Aug. 18 decision in Avery vs. State Farm might stop a class action suit against their client, but Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron disagreed.
Madison County Circuit Judge George Moran bounced a class action suit against drug maker Pfizer to Chicago in November, but the suit has bounced back to Edwardsville.
Justice Mary Ann McMorrow From start to finish, the year 2005 has been packed with dramatic events. The Record's editorial board has selected the following as the 10 most compelling stories of 2005: