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Sloss Indus. Corp. v. Eurisol

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Grant of motion to alter, amend, or vacate default judgment as to individual defendant finding that plaintiff had not presented any viable theory as...

Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a claim for full payment under an uninsured motorist policy for the death of a Chicago fire paramedic struck by an uninsured motorist after...

PHL Inc. v. Pullman Bank & Trust Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action for specific performance of buy-sell agreements for the purchase of construction loans made pursuant to the Illinois Insured Mortgage...

Avery v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a class action suit for breach of contract and statutory consumer fraud, judgement in favor of plaintiff reversed where: 1) because of the various...

John M. Floyd & Assocs. Inc v. Star Fin. Bank

Banking Law, Contracts
In a contract dispute involving the provision of reorganization services to a bank, summary judgment for defendant-bank is affirmed where the clear...

Massamont Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In a suit challenging one insurer's refusal to defend another, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the arbitration that plaintiff...

State of N.Y. v. Philip Morris Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In settlement of litigation brought by state, territorial, and DC governments against tobacco manufacturers for wrongful marketing and advertising of...

Gunn v. Sobucki

Contracts, Evidence
In a replevin action, judgement in favor of plaintiff is reversed where admission of the plaintiff's testimony was in violation of the Dead-Man's Act...

Drybread v. Chipain Chiropractic Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In case where plaintiffs dismissed the unlawful detainer action they brought, denial of defendant's motion for attorney fees under the sublease is...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Knox Park Constr. Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment suit between insurers involving coverage as to an underlying construction defect-related action, summary judgment for...