Legal Opinion
American Safety Casualty Insurance v. City of Waukegan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 2012No. 11-2775, 11-2789, 11-2961PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
In 1989 S. Alejandro Dominguez was arrested for home invasion and sexual assault. In 1990 he was convicted of these offenses. In 1993 he was released on parole. In 2002 he was exonerated by DNA evidence, and in 2005 he received a pardon from the Governor of Illinois. As a matter of Illinois law, his claim for malicious prosecution accrued in 2002 with his exoneration. Cult Awareness Network v. Church of Scientology International, 177 Ill.2d 267, 226 Ill.Dec. 604, 685 N.E.2d 1347 (1997) (“favorable termination” of the proceeding is an element of the tort). As a matter…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Heck v. HumphreySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Wallace v. KatoSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Employers Insurance v. Ehlco Liquidating TrustIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Waste Management, Inc. v. International Surplus Lines InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by25 opinions
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