Hale et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al

  1. December 13, 2018

    $250M State Farm Deal OK'd Amid Objector's Threat To Appeal

    An Illinois federal judge gave the final go-ahead Thursday to a $250 million settlement in a class action accusing State Farm of using campaign donations to buy an Illinois Supreme Court justice's vote, but an objector to the deal has said she will likely appeal.

  2. December 10, 2018

    State Farm Deal Objector Slams Conduct Of Class Counsel

    The attorney representing the only class member to object to the $250 million settlement resolving allegations State Farm bought an Illinois Supreme Court justice with campaign donations says class counsel called the lawyer's friends and clients to push him to drop the objection, according to a court filing.

  3. November 19, 2018

    State Farm RICO Suit Too Strong To Settle, Objector Says

    One State Farm policyholder has come forward to object to the $250 million settlement resolving a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit claiming the insurance giant rigged an Illinois Supreme Court election to escape a massive judgment, arguing the settlement sold short a strong case worth more than $7 billion.

  4. October 17, 2018

    Lieff Cabraser, Others Want $90M In State Farm Judge Case

    Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Clifford Law Offices PC and several other firms have asked for $90 million in fees and expenses for their work representing a class of State Farm customers who settled claims the insurance giant rigged an Illinois judicial election for $250 million.

  5. September 04, 2018

    State Farm To Pay $250M To Settle Rigged-Judge Trial

    State Farm agreed Tuesday to pay $250 million to settle a suit alleging it secretly worked to help elect an Illinois high court justice in order to overturn a billion-dollar judgment against it.

  6. August 30, 2018

    State Farm Plotted To Buy Judge, Jury To Hear In RICO Trial

    The clash of campaign contributions and judicial ethics will take center stage in a trial set to begin Tuesday in Illinois federal court, in a class action from State Farm policyholders who allege the insurer schemed to buy the vote of an Illinois Supreme Court justice who was overseeing a $1 billion case.

  7. August 22, 2018

    State Farm Loses Experts In Suit Alleging Plot To Elect Judge

    An Illinois federal judge Tuesday blocked State Farm from presenting testimony from several experts, including a former state appellate judge, as it defends against a class action accusing it of orchestrating a scheme to elect an Illinois Supreme Court justice to help overturn a $1.05 billion judgment.

  8. July 03, 2018

    State Farm Can't Stop RICO Suit Over Illinois Judge Campaign

    A slew of factual disputes remain in a class action accusing State Farm of secretly spending millions to get a judge elected to the Illinois Supreme Court and help overturn a $1.05 billion judgment against the company, a federal judge said Tuesday in an order denying the insurer and other defendants a win.

  9. February 09, 2018

    State Farm Must Face RICO Claims Over Campaign Funding

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to drop a class action alleging State Farm secretly funneled millions to a judge's election campaign with hopes that he'd overturn a state court's $1.05 billion judgment against it, rejecting the insurer's argument that the racketeering claims are an attempt to relitigate the state court case.

  10. September 16, 2016

    State Farm Policyholders Win Class Cert. In $1B RICO Suit

    An Illinois federal judge Friday certified a class of State Farm policyholders who had filed a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit against the insurer and several others that allegedly funneled money into a state judge's election campaign to evade payment of a $1 billion judgment.