By: Tyler J. Moore If you have a claim against an insurance company that exceeds the amount of the insurance proceeds available, you may be able to bring an action for bad faith. This article addresses a remedy that you may have against an insurance company when an insurance company delays payment on your claim—Illinois law provides an extra-contractual remedy when the insurance company unreasonably delays payment and that the delay was ... Read More
Public-Sector Union Agency Fees Taken from Non-Union Members Without Their Consent Violates the First Amendment
By: Michael S. Hopkins On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, overturning what had been standing precedent for the last 41 years regarding the First Amendment rights of public sector employees who choose not to join a public-sector union and who fundamentally – or less than fundamentally – disagree with the union’s activities and positions. In 1977, with Justice Stewart delivering ... Read More
Partner John Spesia Admitted to the American Board of Trial Advocates
On January 20, 2018, Spesia & Taylor partner John Spesia was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Illinois Chapter of ABOTA. ABOTA is a nationwide organization of skilled practicing trial attorneys who care passionately about the American trial system. ABOTA is active in all 50 states, with 97 distinct chapters. ABOTA is the premier lawyers’ organization in the United States, and selection for ... Read More
Spesia & Taylor brings Wrongful Death lawsuit against suspected drunk driver for causing the death of an unborn child
Spesia & Taylor Partner John Spesia & Associate Tyler Moore recently filed a lawsuit against a suspected drunk driver for causing the wrongful death of a Joliet family’s unborn child. The wrongful death lawsuit was brought on behalf of the beneficiaries of the child’s estate, under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act (the “Act”). Prior to the Illinois’ legislature adopting the Act in 1853, Illinois’ common law did not recognize ... Read More
Attorney General Concludes Municipal Water Customers’ Names are Fair Game under FOIA
In its second binding opinion issued for 2018, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office concluded that a municipality must provide a municipal water customer’s name in response to a Freedom of Information Act request seeking that information. The opinion, Public Access Opinion 18-002, was issued after a school district submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to a municipality seeking a municipal water bill for a specific address served by ... Read More
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