JONES v. SEARLE LABORATORIES

No. 55829.

93 Ill.2d 366 (1982)

444 N.E.2d 157

MARGARET JONES et al., Appellees, v. SEARLE LABORATORIES et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidley & Austin, of Chicago (Howard J. Trienens, William P. Richmond, Michael W. Davis, and Stephen V. Beyer, of counsel), for appellants.

Kenneth C. Miller, of Chicago, and Walter H. Walker III, of the Law Offices of Gerald C. Sterns, of San Francisco, California, for appellees.

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield (Paul P. Biebel, Jr., and Kathryn A. Spalding, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), amicus curiae.

Gordon B. Nash, Jr., and Laura J. Jones, of Gardner, Carton & Douglas, of Chicago (Arthur M. Wright, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

Reuben L. Hedlund and Sean F. O'Shea, of Hedlund, Hunter & Lynch, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Roger F. Lewis, of Deerfield, for amicus curiae Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (R.R. McMahan and Hugh L. Moore, of counsel), for amicus curiae Abbott Laboratories.

John M. Cannon and Susan W. Wanat, of Chicago, for amici curiae Chicago Association of Commerce & Industry, Illinois Manufacturers' Association, and Mid-America Legal Foundation.


Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed; cause remanded.

JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Numerous plaintiffs, all of whom are residents of the United Kingdom, filed separate suits against Searle Laboratories (defendant) in the circuit court of Cook County. Pursuant to defendant's motion, the trial court dismissed the suits on the grounds that Illinois is a forum non conveniens. The appellate court reversed and remanded the...

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