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Illinois Supreme Court Voids $10.1B Philip Morris ‘Light’ Verdict
Nov 5 2015 // The Illinois Supreme Court on Nov. 4 threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a long-running lawsuit accusing the Altria Group Inc. unit of misleading smokers about the health risks of...
Kemper Subsidiaries Sue Illinois over Insurance Policy Audit
Nov 3 2015 // Three insurers have sued Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs over an attempt to seek records on life insurance policies. Frerichs said an audit was sought to find unpaid death benefits because returning unclaimed property is...
Insurers Deny Coverage to Illinois School District in Sex Abuse Case
Nov 3 2015 // A southwestern Illinois school district that paid $5.6 million to settle four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of students by a former superintendent says its insurers are denying coverage for a fifth complaint. The Freeburg...
Judge Tosses Concussions Lawsuit Against Illinois Prep Group
Oct 30 2015 // An Illinois judge has dismissed the nation’s first class-action concussions lawsuit against a prep sports governing body, saying the Illinois High School Association has taken steps to make football safer and that...
Illinois Trucking Company Must Pay $240K in Religious Discrimination Suit
Oct 28 2015 // A federal jury in Peoria, Ill., has awarded $240,000 to two Somalian-American Muslims who were fired from their jobs as truck drivers at Star Transport, an over-the-road trucking company, when they refused to transport...
What Are Chances a U.S Business Will Face an Employee Lawsuit?
Oct 28 2015 // U.S.-based small and medium sized businesses face an almost 12 percent chance that they it will be hit with an employment claim, with their chances much higher in certain states. A new study of employee charge trends by...
Fire Destroys Businesses in Illinois City; Draws Over 100 Firefighters
Oct 27 2015 // A fire destroyed several businesses in the central Illinois city of Farmington, drawing more than 100 firefighters to the scene. Demolition of the destroyed buildings started in the afternoon after the blaze early on Oct....
Teen Driving Deaths Down 57% in 7 Years in Illinois
Oct 22 2015 // Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says teenage driving deaths are down by nearly 60 percent in the state. The Democrat kicked off National Teen Driver Safety Week by announcing that is a new low since the state began...
Carriers Returning to Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace
Oct 22 2015 // Illinois consumers shopping for health insurance for 2016 will see familiar companies, newcomers and health plans with narrow networks when the marketplace opens in less than two weeks. The Illinois Department of Insurance...
Workers’ Comp Medical Payments in Illinois Rose in 2013: Report
Oct 21 2015 // Medical payments per workers’ compensation claim in Illinois rose 4.1 percent in 2013, after decreasing 20 percent between 2010 and 2012 as a result of a 30 percent reduction in fee schedule rates, according to a...
Illinois Supreme Court: Village Must Pay Health Insurance for Disabled Cop
Oct 5 2015 // In an opinion filed on Sept. 24, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the decisions of two lower courts that an Illinois municipality must pay health insurance premiums for a policeman and his family after the officer was...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Premium Rate High but Improving
Oct 1 2015 // With a median rate index of 2.35 per $100 of payroll, Illinois has the seventh highest average workers’ comp premium rate of all U.S. states, according to the 2014 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Ranking...
Illinois High Court: Village Must Pay for Disabled Cop’s Health Insurance
Sep 30 2015 // In an opinion filed on Sept. 24, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld the decisions of two lower courts that an Illinois municipality must pay health insurance premiums for a policeman and his family after the police officer...
Cyberattack Cost Illinois City $760K so Far
Sep 27 2015 // Naperville, Ill., city officials have spent about $760,000 on rebuilding its online network three years after a cyberattack wreaked havoc. City officials tell the Chicago Tribune insurance covered about 25 percent of the...
Illinois Town Facing $15M Settlement over Tainted Water
Sep 21 2015 // Officials in the village of Crestwood, Ill., are moving toward a possible $15 million payout to settle lawsuits over the Chicago suburb’s decades-long use of contaminated well water in its drinking supply. The Daily...
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Market at a Glance
Sep 21 2015 // In its annual report for FY 2014, dated June 16, 2015, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission shows the following: Illinois is one of the top 10 wage states, with wages that run 6 percent higher than the U.S....
Pending Mergers Will Harm Health Insurance Competition: AMA
Sep 8 2015 // The nation’s doctors say the proposed mergers among four of the nation’s largest health insurance companies would violate federal antitrust guidelines and seriously erode health insurance competition. According...
Illinois Contractor May Face Criminal Charges for Asbestos Exposure
Aug 21 2015 // A southern Illinois contractor whose companies were fined nearly $2 million for federal workplace safety violations involving asbestos exposure could face a criminal inquiry. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...
Illinois Agencies AAdvantage Insurance, Premier Insurance Merge
Aug 19 2015 // AAdvantage Insurance Group in Glen Carbon, Ill., led by founder Dave Viox, recently announced a merger with Premier Insurance Associates located in Edwardsville, Ill. Vince and Deb Valesano, former owners of Premier...
Illinois Event Organizers Sued Over Man’s Tent-Collapse Death
Aug 18 2015 // The wife of a man killed when a tent collapsed at a suburban Chicago festival has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Nicole Nincic filed the lawsuit in Cook County court. She...
