Legal Opinion
Marcial v. Coronet Insurance
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 25, 1988No. 87 C 3072PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
This lawsuit involves allegations that defendants violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) through a fraudulent scheme to deny automobile insurance claims based on polygraph examinations. Three motions are presently before the court: plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint, and defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
Plaintiffs seek to certify a class defined as follows:
All persons who (1) purchased automobile insurance from Coronet; (2) made claims under the theft…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jonah Oxman v. Wls-TvCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- James G.P. Collins v. Associated Pathologists, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Pfeil v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Liberty Lincoln Mercury, Inc. v. Ford Marketing Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
- Elder v. Coronet Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- Aiello v. Providian Financial Corp. (In Re Aiello)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
- Arduini v. Automobile InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- Smith v. Keycorp Mortgage, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
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