PURITT v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 1-95-2678.

672 N.E.2d 353 (1996)

284 Ill. App.3d 442

219 Ill.Dec. 845

Wilburt PURITT, Dr. Kirsten Knudsen, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

October 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Holstein, Aron D. Robinson, Claudette M. Winstead, II, Holstein, Mack & Klein, Chicago, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Steven M. Levy, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, for defendant-appellee.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns an insured's claim against his insurance company for medical payments benefits. It is more than a dispute about amounts. The insured, Wilburt Puritt (Puritt) contends Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) has a regular policy and practice of underpaying the medical bills incurred by its insureds.

Puritt filed suit against Allstate. In it, he sought individual and class action relief. Dr...

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