Domestic Abuse
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Case Details
Successfully argued in the Illinois Supreme Court that victims of systematic domestic abuse should have the right to sue for damages, providing a remedy that had not previously existed in Illinois or many other states.
Additional Notes
Case of first impression regarding tort recovery for victims of domestic violence. Feltmeier v. Feltmeier, (333 Ill.App.3d 1167, 777 N.E. 2d 1032, 268 Ill. Dec. 109), affirmed 207 Ill.2d 263, 798 N.E.2d 75, 278 Ill. Dec. 228 (2003)