Sally NOLAN, as Executrix of the Estate of Clarence Nolan, Appellee
v.
WEIL-McLAIN, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Illinois.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 16, 2009.
Rehearing Denied June 11, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard C. Godfrey, Scott W. Fowkes, Mark J. Nomellini, Jennifer M. Rhodes, of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Edward J. McCambridge, Paul E. Wojcicki and Cameron D. Turner, of Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, all of Chicago, for appellant.
Michael P. Cascino, of Cascino Vaughan Law Offices, Ltd., David A. Novoselsky and Leslie J. Rosen, all of Chicago, for appellee.
Victor E. Schwartz, Mark A. Behrens, Wendy L. Williams and Christopher E. Appel, of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for amici curiae Illinois Manufacturers' Association et al.
Steven P. Sanders, Lisa A. Larkin, of Williams, Venker & Sanders LLC, St. Louis, Missouri (David B. Siegel, Clifton S. Elgarten and Paul W. Kalish, of Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for amicus curiae Caterpillar Inc.
Herbert L. Zarov, Richard F. Bulger and Craig A. Woods, of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Chicago, for amici curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al.
John D. Wendler, Noel L. Smith, Carolyn M. Husmann, Elizabeth A. Hunot, Alex Belotserkovsky and Kathryn P. Morgan, of Helper, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank, True & Noce, LLC, Edwardsville, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.
Robert H. Riley and Joshua D. Lee, of Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, for amicus curiae Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Kathy Byrne, of Cooney and Conway, Chicago, for amici curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Illinois AFL-CIO.
Janice Pennington and Edmond L. Martin, of Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas, Texas, for amici curiae Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 551 and Laborers Local 100.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
OPINION
Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
Plaintiff, Sally Nolan, as executrix of the estate of her late husband, Clarence Nolan (decedent), sought recovery in the circuit court of Vermilion County against defendant, Weil-McLain, for the wrongful death of her husband. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, and a majority of the appellate court affirmed. 365 Ill.App.3d 963, 303 Ill.Dec. 383, 851 N.E.2d...
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