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90_SR0090

                                               LRB9005862DPcw
 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION
 2        WHEREAS, On May 28, 1997,  House  Bill  297  passed  both
 3    houses of the General Assembly; and
 4        WHEREAS,  House  Bill 297 amends the Dram Shop provisions
 5    of the Liquor Control Act of 1934,  which  provide  a  person
 6    injured  by  an  intoxicated  person with a right of recovery
 7    against a person who is  licensed  to  sell  liquor  and  who
 8    caused the intoxication; and
 9        WHEREAS, House Bill 297 sets maximum limits on an injured
10    person's  recovery  and  adds loss of society in the event of
11    death or personal injury as a basis for  recovery  under  the
12    Act; and
13        WHEREAS,  Ninety  percent  of incidents concerning tavern
14    owner liability for injuries related to  the  consumption  of
15    alcohol   are   covered   under  liquor  liability  insurance
16    policies; and
17        WHEREAS, Twenty-five percent of claims filed pursuant  to
18    the  Dram  Shop  provisions  involve  physical  altercations;
19    therefore, be it
20        RESOLVED,   BY  THE   SENATE  OF  THE  NINETIETH  GENERAL
21    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the  Director
22    of  the  Department of Insurance not to issue an opinion that
23    insurance companies in Illinois are not required  to  include
24    coverage  for  assault  and  battery  related  injuries under
25    liquor liability policies; and be it further
26        RESOLVED, that a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
27    forwarded to the Director of the Department of Insurance.

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