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· 12/22/1993

Stevenson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Citations

  • 628 N.E.2d 810
  • 257 Ill. App. 3d 179
  • 195 Ill. Dec. 346
  • 1993 Ill. App. LEXIS 1926

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  • where a conflict of interest arises between an insurer and its insured, the insurer fulfills its obligation to defend by reimbursing the insured for the cost of independent counsel
  • Illinois rule is that “an insurance company may be liable ... where it has not taken advan-. tage of opportunities to settle the matter upon reasonable terms”
  • Illinois rule is that \an insurance company may be liable . . . where it has not taken advantage of opportunities to settle the matter upon reasonable terms\
  • Illinois rule is that \an insurance company may be liable . . . where it has not taken advantage of opportunities to settle the matter upon reasonable terms\
  • where a conflict of interest arises between an insurer and its insured, the insurer fulfills its obligation to defend by reimbursing the insured for the cost of independent counsel

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Judges: Greiman

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