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Letter to the Editor
Wednesday November 6
Alliance of American Insurers Files Brief with Illinois Supreme Court in Support of State Farm
The Alliance of American Insurers has filed an amicus brief with the Illinois Supreme Court in support of an appeal by State Farm Insurance in an important case involving aftermarket repair parts.Early last month, the Court agreed to hear State Farm's appeal of a lower court's ruling in the Avery vs. State Farm class-action lawsuit regarding the use of aftermarket parts. The lower court awarded the plaintiffs $1.2 billion in damages.
"The Alliance argues that the lawsuit represented a class of policyholders from nearly all 50 states, but the laws on use of aftermarket parts vary from state to state," said Alliance General Counsel Ann Spragens. "Therefore, the court should not have applied Illinois' more restrictive use of aftermarket parts to all State Farm policyholders."
"The Alliance strongly supports the use of aftermarket parts supplied by manufacturers other than the automakers," said Kirk Hansen, the Alliance's director of claims. " Insurance companies and car owners pay outrageous prices for so-called genuine parts from the automakers when studies have shown that certified aftermarket parts are equal to, or better than the automakers parts, and much less expensive."
The Alliance of American Insurers, based in Downers Grove, Illinois, is a national trade association representing 340 property/casualty insurers.
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