{"id":868,"date":"2013-05-20T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury-robertkreisman.lawblogger.net\/?p=868"},"modified":"2013-05-18T08:29:36","modified_gmt":"2013-05-18T13:29:36","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-insurer-insured-privilege-vroman-v-midwest-groundcovers-llc-et-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-insurer-insured-privilege-vroman-v-midwest-groundcovers-llc-et-al\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Insurer-Insured Privilege; Vroman v. 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