Legal Opinion
Gridley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 17, 2005No. 94144PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thomas
Plaintiff, Christopher Gridley, filed a class action complaint in the circuit court of Madison County on behalf of himself and a proposed nationwide class against defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). Gridley’s complaint alleged unjust enrichment and violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (Consumer Fraud Act) (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 2000)) in connection with State Farm’s sale of salvage vehicles.
State Farm moved to dismiss the complaint based upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens (134 Ill. 2d R. 187), arguing…
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