Two Illinois cases, Van Dyke v. Jesse White, 2016 IL App (4th) 141109 (currently pending before the Illinois Supreme Court as Docket No. 121452) and Thrivent Investment Management v. Illinois Securities Department, Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2016-CH-16406 (currently pending before the First District Appellate Court as Docket No. 1-17-1913), could have broad-reaching implications for the multibillion dollar annuity marketplace and for financial advisers across the country.
