Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/538.4

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     The Fund may sue or be sued, including, but not limited to, taking any legal actions necessary or proper for recovery of: (i) any unpaid assessments under Section 537.1 or 537.6; (ii) any amounts due to the Fund for salvage and subrogation under Section 537.4 or from insurers described in subsection (a) of Section 546; or (iii) any amounts due from an insured pursuant to subsections (a) and (d) of Section 545. The Fund’s power to sue includes, but is not limited to, the power and right to intervene as a party before any court that has jurisdiction over an insolvent insurer when the Fund is a creditor or potential creditor of the insolvent insurer.