2018 IL App (4th) 170548 NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PERMANENT LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District. ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. LEIGHTON LEGAL GROUP, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; G. Timothy Leighton; […]
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Illinois – Insurance – Cab Company – Declaratory Judgment – Replacement Vehicle – Transfer of Insurance Coverage
2018 IL App (1st) 171378 NOTICE: THIS OPINION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PERMANENT LAW REPORTS. UNTIL RELEASED, IT IS SUBJECT TO REVISION OR WITHDRAWAL. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division. The ILLINOIS INSURANCE GUARANTY FUND, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Israel P. NWIDOR, Individually; Phillip Carrington, as Guardian of the Estate of […]
Illinois – Insurance – Declaratory Judgment – Malpractice Insurer – Duty to Defend – Intentional Conduct
2018 IL App (4th) 170548 Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District. ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. LEIGHTON LEGAL GROUP, LLC, an Illinois Limited Liability Company; G. Timothy Leighton; Carol M. McClure; and Cynthia S. McClure, Defendants–Appellees. 4–17–0548 | FILED May 22, 2018 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County No. […]
Evidence — Expert testimony — District court, acting pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. did not err in excluding opinions of plaintiff’s proffered expert witness as unsound, where expert failed to meaningfully address dose-response with regard to plaintiff, other potential causes of plaintiff’s medical conditions or the background risk of those conditions and this fundamental methodological failure undermined the soundness of his causation opinions
27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C894a Torts — Toxic emissions — Resident near chemical plant brought suit alleging that toxic substances emitted from factory operated by defendant caused or exacerbated various medical conditions from which she suffers — Causation — Evidence — Expert testimony — District court, acting pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 […]
Attorney’s fees — Contingency fee — Where partnership law firm was retained by Chapter 7 trustee on contingency basis; partners decided to practice separately before the contingency occurred, and as a consequence dissolved the firm; and trustee elected to follow one of the partners and his new law firm, partnership is entitled to entire contingency fee award, less partnership share of partner who left and started a new firm
27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B191a Bankruptcy — Attorney’s fees — Contingency fee — Where partnership law firm was retained by Chapter 7 trustee on contingency basis; partners decided to practice separately before the contingency occurred, and as a consequence dissolved the firm; and trustee elected to follow one of the partners and his new […]