BLAZEK v. NICOLET, INC.

No. 86-2700.

173 Ill. App.3d 324 (1988)

527 N.E.2d 568

CONCETTA BLAZEK, Adm'r of the Estate of Kenneth Blazek, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NICOLET, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed July 27, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loggans & Reiter, of Chicago, for appellant.

Kurnik, Cipolla, Stephenson, Barasha & O'Dell, of Arlington Heights (Thomas J. Platt, of counsel), for appellee Nicolet, Inc.

Chadwell & Kayser, of Chicago, for appellee Raymark Industries.

Katten, Muchin, Zavis, Pearl & Galler, of Chicago, for appellee GAF Corporation.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, of Chicago, for appellee Combustion Engineering.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago, for appellees Armstrong World Industries, Flintkote Company, Celotex Corporation, Eagle-Picher Industries, Fibreboard Corporation, HK Porter Company, Keene Building Products Corporation, Keene Corporation, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning, Rock Wool Manufacturing Company, National Gypsum, GAF Corporation, and CertainTeed Products Corporation.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 13, 1985, plaintiff, Concetta Blazek, brought this cause of action individually and as special administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Kenneth Blazek, to recover damages under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq.) against a number of asbestos and asbestos product suppliers. Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint...

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