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SIMPKINS v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

No. 110662.

965 N.E.2d 1092 (2012)

358 Ill. Dec. 6

Cynthia SIMPKINS, Appellee, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt E. Reitz and Heath H. Hooks , of Thompson Coburn LLP, of Belleville, and Michele Odorizzi , of Chicago, and Andrew Tauber , of Washington, DC, both of Mayer Brown LLP, for appellant.

John A. Barnerd , Amy Garrett , John D. Simmons and Ted N. Gianaris , of Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, of Alton ( Charles W. Chapman , of Wood River, of counsel), and J. Timothy Eaton and Patricia S. Spratt , of Shefsky & Froelich Ltd., and John D. Cooney , of Cooney & Conway, all of Chicago, for appellee.

OPINION

Justice GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Annette Simpkins, filed a three-count complaint against defendant, CSX Transportation (CSXT), alleging negligence, wanton and willful conduct, and strict liability for her exposure to take-home asbestos on the clothing of her husband, who worked for defendants from 1958 to 1964. Annette Simpkins died of mesothelioma and her daughter, Cynthia Simpkins, was substituted...

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