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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE THIRD

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

SUMMARY NOTICE

TO: All

Persons who, from

October 26,

1989 through July 16, 2009, were injured

in an automobile accident while drivers or

passengers

automobile

insured

Allstate Insurance Company or a related

entity

(“ALLSTATE” ),

submitted

claim to ALLSTATE under a homeowner’s

policy, and (a) who submitted claims under

personal injury protection (PIP) or medical

payments (MedPay) coverage for medical

bills to ALLSTATE; (b) had those MedPay

or PIP claims adjusted with the use of an

ADP/MBRS computer recommendation; (c)

received an amount less than the amount

of the submitted medical expenses;

and (d)

received or were tendered an amount less than

the full amount of the stated policy limits;

as well as all medical providers and entities

who, by written assignment, have the right to

assert such claims. The Settlement Class shall

exclude directors and officers of ALLSTATE

and all members of the settlement class in

Coffell v. Allstate. No. 05-2-33183-6 (Super.

Ct. Wash. For King County).

Class action litigation against ALLSTATE has

been pending in the Circuit Court of Madison

County. Illinois. The Court preliminarily certified,

for settlement purposes only, the Settlement Class

above, and authorized publishing this Notice.

PLEASE TAKE

NOTICE

that

the

Court

(Judge Ruth) will hold a hearing on November

25. 2009 at 10:30 a.m., at the Courthouse for the

Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois, Room

311, Edwardsville, Illinois 62025, to determine:

whether the Court

should

finally approve the

Proposed Settlement, bind the Class Members to

the release set forth in the Proposed Settlement

and enjoin Class Members from participating in

or receiving benefits from any other lawsuit or

other proceeding in any jurisdiction based on or

relating to the Released Claims (as defined in the

Settlement Notice and Stipulation of Settlement)

in this case.

Class Description.

The Court certified, for

settlement purposes only, the class above.

The

Proposed Settlement covers ALLSTATE, and any

of its parents, affiliates, stockholders, subsidiaries

or divisions, or any other successors, assigns or

legal representatives thereof.

A detailed Settlement Notice w ill be mailed to

potential class members upon request. Potential

class members should request a copy of that

Notice by calling: 888-236-0299, or by accessing

the following website: www.strasensettle.com.

The Proposed Settlement and the scheduled

Court hearing may affect the Class Members’

rights.

The Court appointed the following counsel as Lead

Counsel for the Class:

Bradley M. Lakin

LAKIN CHAPMAN LLC

300 Evans Ave.

Wood River. IL 62095

Phone: (618) 254-1127

Email: [email protected]

DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT OR THE

CLERK OF THE COURT.

Dated: July 16, 2009, Edwardsville, Illinois.

/s/ Honorable Judge Ruth

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MANUFACTURERS LISTED.

LO O SE LEAF

Page 30 : all p ro d u c ts — a n tiq u e , o r a p e rso n a l b e lo n g in g

P age 32: fra m e p a in t, “ S c a rle t’s V e lv e t” — G lid d e n P aint;

800/221-4100; gliddenpaint.com . S -books— M chaet's; 800,642-

4235; m ic h a e ls .c o m . V e lv e t a n d s a tin r ib b o n — M id o ri;

800/659-3049; m ido ririb bon .com . P illow — Target; target.com .

W o o f fe lt— Jo-A nn Fabrics; 888/739-4120; joanns.com .

Page 34: glass c y lin d e rs — Jo -A n n F abrics (se e p re vio u s).

A ll o th e r ite m s — flea m a rk e t finds.

PAINT PERMIT

Pages 3 9 -4 4 : d e s ig n e r— P a trice C o w a n Bevans In te rio rs ,

LLC415/567-7916; p c b in te rio rs .c o m .

Page 39: p a in tin g — F o n g Fai; fo n g fa i.c o m . “ E tru s c a n U rn

L a m p ” — Visual C o m fo rt

Co.; 713/686-5999; visu a lco m fo rt.

com . A ll o th e r ite m s — d iscon tin ued , o r personal be lo nging

P a g e s 4 0 -4 1 : c u s to m c u r t a in r o d s — O n a D ra p e ry

H a rd w a re C o .; 8 0 0 /2 3 1 -4 0 2 5 ; o n a d ra p e ry .c o m . L a m p

s h a d e — V a u g h a n D esigns; v a u g h a n d e sig n s.co m . G ra n ite

to p , s id e ta b le — H in c; 415/487-1362; h in c s h o w ro o m .c o m .

S o fa a n d u p h o ls te ry , s im ilia r s ty le s a v a ila b le — Lee Ind.;

8 0 0 /8 9 2 -7 1 5 0 ; le e in d u s trie s .c o m . B lu e flo r a l p illo w s —

W ilfo r d LLC; 415/621-6260. G e o m e tric p a tte rn p illo w —

K o h li S ilk ( t o th e tr a d e ) ; 9 0 4 /2 2 3 -3 5 5 5 ; k o h lis ilk .c o m .

S eafo am va se — G um p's; 8 0 0 /8 8 2 -8 0 5 5 g u m p s .c o m (w h ile

su p p lie s la st). W a ll c o lo r (O c e a n A ir )— B e n ja m in M o o re ;

b e n ja m in m o o re .c o m . D ra p e rie s a n d t r im — K ra ve t F abric

( to th e tra d e ); 8 0 0 /6 4 5 -9 0 6 8 ; kravet.com . C o ffe e ta b le — F.

S c h u m a c h e r

C o ; 8 0 0 /5 2 3 -1 2 0 0 ; fs c h u m a c h e r.c o m fo r

s h o w ro o m lo c a to r. R ug, s im ila r s ty le a v a ila b le — A b b e y

C a rp e t

F lo o r; a b b e y c a rp e t.c o m . G lass s p h e re (A m b e r

o n ly )— Z G allerie; 8 0 0 /9 0 8 -6 7 4 8 ; 2gallerie.c0m . W a ll c o lo r

(R avishing R ed)— B enjam in M o o re (see p re vio u s).

Page 42: a rm le s s c h a irs , sim ila r styles available— Lee Ind.

(see previous). U p h o ls try — S u m m e r Hill LTD; 650/363-2600;

sum m erhill.com . A rm cha irs— V anguard F u rniture th ro u g h J

S c o tt W a te rm a n ; 4 1 5 /6 2 6 -4 0 3 5 ; js c o ttw a te rm a n . C h a ir

u p h o ls te ry , sim ila r style available— F. S chum acher

Co. (to

th e tra d e ) (se e p re v io u s ). R u g — W e s t Elm ; 888/922-4119;

w estelm .com . “ M ansion” ch a ndelier— C u rre y

Co.; 877/768-

6428; curreycodealers.com . M agnolia b o w l, CR328— Th e Chic

Retreat; 888/922-2252; th e ch icre tre a t.co m . C u rta in s— Pindler

P in d le r Inc. ( to th e tra d e ); 8 0 5 /5 3 1 -9 0 9 0 ; p in d le r.c o m .

T rim — F. S chum acher

Co. ( to th e tra d e ) (see previous).

Page 44 : c o rk c o n c e p t b o a rd s, g re e n file box, d e sk— IKEA;

800/434-4532; ik e a c o m . G re e n la m p 8c sha de, “ L e n o re ” —

C u rre y

C o. (se e p re v io u s ). W h ite ve sse l, s im ila r sty le

a v a ila b le — K e n n e th W in g a r d ; k e n n e th w in g a r d .c o m .

M a h o g a n y be d, sim ila r style available— H enre d o n ; 8 0 0 /4 4 4 -

3682; h e n re d o n .c o m . C h a ir u p h o ls te ry — Jacq ues B o u ve t

e t C ie; 323/931-1576; ja c q u e s b o u v e t.c o m . V a la n ce s— T h e

S ilk T r a d in g C o . (s e e p r e v io u s ) . B e ig e s h a m s — F.

S c h u m a c h e r (se e p re v io u s ). F ro n t p illo w fa b ric , s im ila r

style available— M a nuel C anovas; m a nuelcan ovas.co m .

COZY ORANGE

Page 48 : in te r io r d e s ig n e r— D ana Tydings, Tydings Design

Assoc. Inc., P.O. B ox 5025, Laytonsville, M D 2 0 882; e-m ail:

TydingsDesign@ aolcom ; 301/986-5800. D rapery design— Dana

Tydings (see previous). D rapery fa b rica tio n — Pilchard Designs,

In c (to th e tra de), W ashington, D C ; 20^362 -439 5 Fabric fo r

d ra p e ry , "B y ro n # 3 — Sheila C o o m b s; available th ro u g h J.

L a m b e th a n d C o ., T h e W a s h in g to n D e s ig n C e n te r,

W a s h in g to n , D C .; 202/646-1774. W a ll tre a tm e n t, w axed

V e n e tia n p la s te r te c h n iq u e — B ille t C o llin s S tu d io , LLC,

D arn estow n , M D , 30V670-5550. D in in g ch a irs, # F n i-S w a im ,

Inc., H igh Point, NC; 336/885-6131; sw aim -inc.com . Fabric fo r

c h a irs , “ U ltra s u e d e ” (M u s ta rd )— D u ra le e ( to th e tra d e );

800/275-3872; duralee.com . “ H e m e l Ring C handelier” — H olly

H u n t; 800/446-1315 h o llyh u n t.co m (to th e tra de). Rug— C.G.

C oe

Sons, Bethesda, M D ; 301/986-5800.

Page 50: u p h o ls te re d sofa, th ro w , dra p e ry, m irro r— S outh

o f M a rk e t; 4 0 4 / 995-9399- P illo w s o n s o fa , R alph La uren ,

T h e P o lo S hop; 404/261-2663. A r t b y T o d d M u rp h y — Th e

L o w e G allery; 404/352-8114. P a in t (W ilm in g to n Tan # H C -

3 4 )— B e n ja m in M o o re ; b e n ja m in m o o re .c o m . M ir r o r e d

sco n ce s— B ungalow , 404/367-8522.

S U ITE RETREAT

Pages 55-62: in te r io r d e s ig n e r— E laine G riffin , N e w Y ork,

NY; e laineg riffin.com . P a in te rs— Randy G ross; 845/473-7257;

rg p a in tin g in c .c o m . M a tth e w M a so n C o n s u ltin g

D esign,

M a tth e w M a son; 845/473-1389; m jm c o lo r.c o m . F lo w e rs —

G re e n co tta g e .co m .

Page 56: ro u n d side ta b le s, # F X T o 6 W H T — H ouse Eclectic;

h o u se e cle ctic.co m . La m p s a n d shades, T L 0 9 0 5 2 B A G N —

S had es o f L ig h t; 8 0 0 /2 6 2 -6 6 1 2 ; s h a d e s o flig h t.c o m . A r t

a b o ve be d: p in k , re d B ird , b lu e leaf, p in e a p p le flo ra , p in k

ro s e , c o ra l ro s e , b lu e b ird , w h ite fra m e s , #555, c h a m o is

m a ts — A rt.c o m ; a rt.c o m . W h ite s h e e t, “ S a te e n 525" by

W a m su ta , kin g p illo w s , “ A dela id e ” d u v e t c o ve r, “ A d e la id e

E u ro s h a m s ” —

B e d B a th

B e y o n d ; 8 0 0 /4 6 2 -3 9 6 6 ;

b e d b a th a n d b e y o n d .c o m . D ig it a l w a llp a p e r — A s te

W a llco ve rin g ; 8 0 0 /4 3 2 -7 9 3 0 ; d e sig n yo u rw a ll.co m .

P age 58: fla t p a n e l TV , In sig n ia # N S -L 3 7 Q D A , B lu e Ray

D V D p la y e r — B e s t B u y ; 8 8 8 /2 3 7 -8 2 8 9 ; b e s tb u y .c o m .

S h e lvin g u n it, “ EXPEDIT,” c o ffe e ta b le , g ra y silk p illo w —

IKEA; ikea.com . S e c tio n a l, “ A lb e rt” — D esign w ith in Reach;

8 0 0 /9 4 4 -2 2 3 3 ; d w r.c o m . G re e n p illo w w ith b ro w n — Bed

B ath

B e yo n d (see p re vio u s). Y e llo w s ilk p illo w — Target;

ta rg e t.co m . G re e n p illo w — P ier 1; 8 0 0 /2 4 5 -4 5 9 5 p ie n .c o m .

G re e n m e ta l ta b le — P o tte ry B arn; p o tte ry b a rn .c o m . Brass

s to o l, # 2 0 0 4 “ C o s te llo ” — A rte rio rs H o m e ; a rte rio rs h o m e

.c o m . H a r d w a r e , c u s to m c u r ta in s , c u r t a in fa b r ic ,

“ H o ro s c o p e M a iz e ” — C a ro le F a b ric s ; 8 0 0 /4 3 9 -8 2 6 0 ;

c a ro le fa b ric s .c o m . S ilh o u e tte w in d o w s h a d e s — H u n te r

D o u g la s W in d o w F a s h io n s ; 8 0 0 /2 6 5 -1 3 6 3 f o r a d e a le r;

h u n te rd o u g la s.co m .

Page 6 a glass lam p \y<shade, “Caged Glass #4201361^’— Arteriors

H o m e (see p re vio u s). A r t a b o ve b e n ch e s— H o m e G oods;

ho m eg o o d s.co m . B ench es— Target (see previous). S trip e d

p illo w — IK E A (s e e p re v io u s ). D ig ita l w a llp a p e r— A s te

W allcovering 800/432-7930, designyouwallcom .

C A M P E D O U T

P ages 6 6 -7 0 : a r c h ite c t— M e riw e th e r F e lt, A IA , T re H u s

8 u ild e rs , Inc.; 612/729-2992; m fe lt@ tre h u s b u ild e rs .c o m o r

trehusb uilde rs.co m . In te rio r d e sig n — Krysta G oligoski ASIA,

Engler S kogm o; 952/746-2007, englerskogm o.com . S ectional,

chairs an d side tables— R estoration H ardw are, 800/910-9836;

re storationhardw are.com . O tto m a n s, “ P o u f” — Design W ith in

Reach; 800/944-2233; dw r.com . F lo o r la m p — CB2; 8 0 0 /6 0 6 -

6252; cb2.com . O ra n g e th ro w , la rg e b a ske t— P o tte ry Barn;

p o tte ry b a rn .c o m . W o o d e n d e e r h e a d , b ird c o lla g e o n

m a n te l— Patina; 8 6 6 /8 7 7 -9 9 9 5 p a tin astores.com . Fire place

to o ls — B lo m us; b lo m u s.co m . P la nts, p la n te rs — S unnyside

Gardens; 612/926-2654; sunnysidegarden.com . C h ild re n ’s tab le

and cha irs, “ SALVA” — IKEA; ikeacom .

H O U S E C ALLS

P a g e s

8 2 - 8 5 :

d e s ig n e r —

S t e p h e n

S a in t - O n g e ;

ste p h e n sa in t-o n g e .co m .

FR O M T H E G R O U N D UP

Pages 9 0 -9 5 d e s ig n e r/b u ild e r— R onald J. Frazee D esigner

8c B u ild e r Inc.; 317/291-9833; rjfd b .co m .

P a g e 9 0 : c o ff e e t a b le — N a p a S ty le ; 8 6 6 /7 6 6 -1 6 0 0 ;

na pastyle.co m . C a rp e t— B ro th e rs F lo o r C o ve rin g ; 317/251-

0 3 5 0 ; b ro th e rs flo o rc o v e rin g .c o m .

Pages 9 4 -9S fire p la c e tile — T h e T ile S hop ; 8 8 8/39 8-6 595

tileshop.com fo r sto re locator. Fire screen— Chiasso; 877/244-

2776; c h ia sso .co m . F la t p a n e l T V — P io n e e r E le c tro n ic s ;

pioneerelectronicscom . C hairs— M itchell G old; m gandbw .com

fo r s to re lo c a to r. O tto m a n — C isco B ro .; 3 2 3 /77 8-3 200;

dscobrothers.com . Floor lam ps— Three Chairs C o; 317/815-1330;

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