John L. ATWOOD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
WARNER ELECTRIC BRAKE AND CLUTCH COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee (John L. Atwood et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
Ethyl Corporation et al., Defendants-Appellees; Kristopher E. Johnson et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ethyl Corporation et al., Defendants-Appellees).
Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 15, 1992.
December 15, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Leonard M. Ring (argued), Thomas A. Debra, Harry C. Lee, Leonard M. Ring & Associates, P.C., Chicago, Karl F. Winkler, Rockford, Edward Grutzner, Grutzner Bryon Holland Bollmer, Beloit, WI, for plaintiffs-appellants.
Stephen T. Grossmark (argued), Tressler, Soderstorm, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, for Ethyl Corp., Diamond Shamrock & Dow.
Michael W. Ford (argued), George F. Venci, Chapman & Cutler, Chicago, for Warner Elec. Brake.
Roseann Oliver, Suzanne M. Metzel, John E. Rodewald, Pope & John, Ltd., Chicago, for McKesson Corp.
Kostantacos, Traum, Reuterfors & McWilliams, P.C., Lawrence R. Kream, Holmstrom & Green, P.C., Rockford, James A. Campion, Holmstrom & Kennedy, Crystal Lake, for Warner Elec. Brake.
Richard C. Robin, Diane M. Kehl, Vedder Price Kaufman Kammholz, Chicago, for Stauffer Chemical.
Helen E. Witt, James D. Dasso, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, for Dow Chemical.
Thomas H. Neuckranz, Alfred A. Spitzerri, James R. Studnicka, Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., Chicago, for Milwaukee Solvents.
Peter S. Switzer, Thomas G. Ruud, Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, Rockford, for Viking Chemical.
Leo J. Sullivan, Sullivan, Smith, Hauser & Noonan, Ltd., Waukegan, for Harcros Chemical Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.
Justice DUNN delivered the opinion of the court:
This cause involves a number of toxic tort cases consolidated for the purposes of discovery. Plaintiffs, approximately 120 residents of Roscoe, Illinois, filed suit against eight defendants, including Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Company (Warner), for damages allegedly sustained as a result of long-term exposure to trichlorethylene (TCE), an industrial cleaning solvent. Plaintiffs appeal pursuant to Supreme Court...
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