Blake v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

This is an appeal from a bench trial to determine the limits of appellant Lee Blake’s underinsured motorist insurance coverage under a policy, issued by appellee State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), which did not by its terms include underinsured motorist coverage. Blake also appeals the dismissal of class action allegations and a claim alleging violation of Illinois consumer fraud statutes. For the reasons stated below, judgment is affirmed.

Three issues are presented on appeal. The first issue is whether State Farm’s failure adequately to offer increased underinsured…