Legal Opinion
Amerisure Mutual Insurance v. Global Reinsurance Corp. of America
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 15, 2010No. 1-09-0820PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lampkin
This case involves a dispute over attorney fees awarded by an arbitration panel pursuant to section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code (Code) (215 ILCS 5/155 (West 2006)). Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company and Amerisure Insurance Company (Amerisure) were awarded $1,556,709.27 in damages plus interest and attorney fees for the underlying reinsurance claim against Global Reinsurance Corporation of America, f/k/a Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America (Global). Global challenged the propriety of the section 155 attorney fee award in circuit court. The circuit court affirmed. On…
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- McGee v. State Fam Fire & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2000
- Board of Education v. Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
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