42 Fla. L. Weekly D101b Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Where, in action against uninsured motorist insurer and uninsured motorist, defendants admitted liability and court bifurcated compensatory and punitive damages claims, it was an abuse of discretion to admit evidence and argument regarding the uninsured motorist’s intoxication at the time of the accident in the Read More »
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Wrongful death — Venue — court did not abuse discretion by granting defendant’s motion to transfer venue, based on forum non conveniens
42 Fla. L. Weekly D52b Wrongful death — Venue — Action by surviving family members of decedents who were killed in crash of aircraft having alleged design defects against manufacturer of aircraft — Trial court did not abuse discretion by granting defendant’s motion to transfer venue, based on forum non conveniens, from county which has Read More »
Illinois – Insurance – Named Driver Exclusion was not ambiguous even though it omitted the last name of the excluded driver
2016 WL 7473652 Only the Westlaw citation is currently available. UNPUBLISHED OPINION. CHECK COURT RULES BEFORE CITING. NOTICE This order was filed under Supreme Court Rule 23 and may not be cited as precedent by any party except in the limited circumstances allowed under Rule 23(e)(1). Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District. USAA Casualty Insurance Read More »
Illinois – Premises Liability – Plaintiff was injured while riding a dirt bike – Summary judgment in favor of defendant property owner
2016 IL App (3d) 160220 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, Third District. Austen Farrell, a Minor, by His Mother, Emily Scheel, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stephanie Farrell, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal No. 3-16-0220 Opinion filed December 28, Read More »
Illinois – appellee insurance company did not underpay from its primary policy. The insurance policy was not ambiguous and the appellee did not violate the mend-the-hold doctrine
2016 IL App (1st) 153097-U UNPUBLISHED OPINION. CHECK COURT RULES BEFORE CITING. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, THIRD DIVISION. GRANGE MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACUITY, a MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 1-15-3097 December 28, 2016 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. No. 13 CH 21957 The Honorable Sophia H. Hall Judge, Read More »