A massive docket call involving hundreds of pending Madison County civil cases--from "slip and falls" to national class actions--is scheduled for Circuit Judges Daniel Stack, Nicholas Byron, George Moran and Andy Matoesian on Sept. 28.
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Ann McMorrow When the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Avery v. State Farm on Aug. 18, it was an obvious embarrassment of the Fifth District Appellate Court.
Last week the Record ran excerpts of the Aug. 18 Illinois Supreme Court decision overturning a 1999 verdict in Avery vs. State Farm Insurance that dealt with contract claim.
Judge Goldenhersh Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Ann McMorrow criticized the Fifth District Appellate Court so harshly in overturning a billion dollar class action verdict that two Justices arose indignantly to defend the appellate court.
Freeman Two powerful high court decisions ripped through the appellate court in Mount Vernon Aug. 18 as the Illinois Supreme Court figuratively smashed to splinters the hallowed halls where Abraham Lincoln once toiled.
The American Insurance Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reformation Association were quick to respond to the announcement today by the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn Avery v. State Farm.
Business friendly: Chief Justice McMorrow The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a billion dollar verdict ruling that a Williamson County Circuit Court erred in certifying a nationwide class, Avery v. State Farm.
State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance Company filed suit against a Belleville drywall company in St. Clair County Circuit Court seeking damages in excess of $122,883.42.