"State Farm Secretly Gave $2.4 Million to Ill. Judge in $1B Case
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. on September 22, 2011 5:49 AM | No TrackBacks
The following story serves as a lesson in common sense for corporations everywhere: don't cover up how much money you donate to judicial candidates.
This is especially true if the judicial candidate you donated money to ends up voting in your favor in a billion-dollar case.
State Farm Insurance is learning this lesson the hard way.
State Farm allegedly gave campaign donations to Judge Lloyd Karmeier during one of the nation's most expensive judicial races in 2004.
Judge Karmeier won that race, and became a member of the Illinois Supreme Court.
He also voted to overturn a billion-dollar verdict against State Farm in 2005.
At the time, it was known that Judge Karmeier received donations from State Farm during his judicial race. Karmeier declined to recuse himself.
The State Supreme Court analyzed the potential bias at the time, and found none. They thought State Farm had only raised $350,000 of Karmeier's donations.
Why would they think State Farm only raised $350,000? That's because $350,000 is the amount that State Farm told the court they donated when they were asked.
An FBI investigation discovered that State Farm actually donated between $2.4 and $4 million in donations for Karmeier's judicial campaign. (continues) ..."
Source:
http:/www.blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2011/09/state-farm-secretly-gave-millions-to-ill-judge-in-its-1b-case.html
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By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. on September 22, 2011 5:49 AM | No TrackBacks
The following story serves as a lesson in common sense for corporations everywhere: don't cover up how much money you donate to judicial candidates.
This is especially true if the judicial candidate you donated money to ends up voting in your favor in a billion-dollar case.
State Farm Insurance is learning this lesson the hard way.
State Farm allegedly gave campaign donations to Judge Lloyd Karmeier during one of the nation's most expensive judicial races in 2004.
Judge Karmeier won that race, and became a member of the Illinois Supreme Court.
He also voted to overturn a billion-dollar verdict against State Farm in 2005.
At the time, it was known that Judge Karmeier received donations from State Farm during his judicial race. Karmeier declined to recuse himself.
The State Supreme Court analyzed the potential bias at the time, and found none. They thought State Farm had only raised $350,000 of Karmeier's donations.
Why would they think State Farm only raised $350,000? That's because $350,000 is the amount that State Farm told the court they donated when they were asked.
An FBI investigation discovered that State Farm actually donated between $2.4 and $4 million in donations for Karmeier's judicial campaign. (continues) ..."
Source:
http:/www.blogs.findlaw.com/strategist/2011/09/state-farm-secretly-gave-millions-to-ill-judge-in-its-1b-case.html
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