Clifford Firm Contributes $150K To Unseat Justice On Same Day He’s In Court Saying Campaign Money Corrupted Supreme Court
From the Madison County Record
On the day Chicago lawyer Robert Clifford’s firm spent $150,000 opposing the retention of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, Clifford appeared in federal court on behalf of clients who claim campaign money corrupted the Supreme Court.
The Illinois election board posted Clifford’s contribution to “Campaign for 2016” on Oct. 21, during a hearing in an $8 billion suit he leads against State Farm.
Clifford and others allege that in 2004, State Farm secretly provided $4 million to Karmeier through third parties in order to overturn a $1 billion judgment against the insurer.
At the hearing, he told Magistrate Judge Stephen Williams that he plans to depose Karmeier after the Nov. 4 election.
Clifford’s contribution to Campaign for 2016 serves as a vivid reminder that plaintiff lawyers raised millions for Karmeier’s opponent, Gordon Maag.
Campaign for 2016 spent $571,000 last weekend, for television spots that accuse Karmeier of selling justice. The committee spent another $169,056 for a brochure.
Most of the money came from associates of St. Louis lawyer Stephen Tillery, whose $10 billion judgment against Philip Morris awaits review at the Illinois Supreme Court.
The group’s name fits because if voters don’t retain Karmeier, they will choose a replacement in two years.
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From the Madison County Record
On the day Chicago lawyer Robert Clifford’s firm spent $150,000 opposing the retention of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, Clifford appeared in federal court on behalf of clients who claim campaign money corrupted the Supreme Court.
The Illinois election board posted Clifford’s contribution to “Campaign for 2016” on Oct. 21, during a hearing in an $8 billion suit he leads against State Farm.
Clifford and others allege that in 2004, State Farm secretly provided $4 million to Karmeier through third parties in order to overturn a $1 billion judgment against the insurer.
At the hearing, he told Magistrate Judge Stephen Williams that he plans to depose Karmeier after the Nov. 4 election.
Clifford’s contribution to Campaign for 2016 serves as a vivid reminder that plaintiff lawyers raised millions for Karmeier’s opponent, Gordon Maag.
Campaign for 2016 spent $571,000 last weekend, for television spots that accuse Karmeier of selling justice. The committee spent another $169,056 for a brochure.
Most of the money came from associates of St. Louis lawyer Stephen Tillery, whose $10 billion judgment against Philip Morris awaits review at the Illinois Supreme Court.
The group’s name fits because if voters don’t retain Karmeier, they will choose a replacement in two years.
Read more in our daily News Update...