Mealey's (July 19, 2018, 9:42 AM EDT) -- EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — An Illinois federal judge on July 3 denied a motion filed by an insurer and others to exclude the testimony of an expert for a group of policy holders seeking payment of a $1.05 billion judgment in their favor, holding that the expert’s opinions were based on generally accepted principles and procedures and that his opinions were reliable (Mark Hale, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., et al., No. 12-0660, S.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111055)....