LUNDY v. FARMERS GROUP, INC.

No. 2-00-0511.

750 N.E.2d 314 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 214

255 Ill.Dec. 733

Ruth D. LUNDY, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FARMERS GROUP, INC., d/b/a Farmers Underwriters Association; Farmers Insurance Exchange; and Illinois Farmers Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

May 24, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Williams, William E. Meyer, Jr., Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, IL, Patrick J. Williams, Connolly, Ekl & Williams, P.C., Clarendon Hills, IL, for Farmers Group, Inc., Farmers Insurance Exchange, Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.

Joseph D. Giagnorio, Vincent Robertelli, Giagnorio & Robertelli, Ltd., Bloomingdale, IL, John J. Stoia, Jr., Timothy G. Blood, Thomas R. Merrick, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA, Ronald R. Parry, Arnzen, Parry & Wentz, Covington, KY, Andrew S. Friedman, Elaine A. Ryan, Bonnett, Fairborn, Friedman & Balint, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, H. Sullivan Bunch, Bonnett, Fairborn, Friedman & Balint, P.C., Signal Mountain, TN, for Ruth D. Lundy.


Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Ruth Lundy, filed a class action lawsuit against defendants, Illinois Farmers Insurance Company, Farmers Insurance Exchange, and Farmers Group, Inc. (collectively, Farmers), alleging that Farmers acted fraudulently in requiring its authorized repair shops to use inferior-quality replacement parts on automobiles that were covered under Farmers insurance policies. Farmers moved to dismiss plaintiff's second...

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