Legal Opinion
Gridley v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 9, 2002No. 5-01-0547 RelPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG
delivered the opinion of the court:
Christopher K. Gridley (plaintiff), a resident of Louisiana, filed a putative nationwide class action lawsuit in Madison County, Illinois, against defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). The lawsuit alleged violations of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (815 ILCS 505/1 et seq. (West 2000)) and unjust enrichment. State Farm moved to dismiss the case under the doctrine of interstate forum non conveniens or, alternatively, to transfer the case to McLean County under the doctrine of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Torres v. WalshIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Bell v. Louisville & NashVille RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Wieser v. Missouri Pacific RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Vinson v. AllstateIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Gridley v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2002
- Bird v. Luhr Brothers, Inc. Opinion corrected 11/14/02Appellate Court of Illinois · 2002
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