PEOPLE v. NL INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 1-89-1148.

578 N.E.2d 237 (1991)

218 Ill. App.3d 300

161 Ill.Dec. 110

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NL INDUSTRIES, INC., Artra Group, Inc., John J. Harvey, Peter R. Harvey, American National Bank as Trustee Under Trust Nos. 48495 and 55976, John Heckens, Goodwill Industries of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois, LaSalle National Bank as Trustee Under Trust No. 105679, M & T Enterprises, Inc., Lavon Tarr, Martin S. Bieber, Randall Polk, Individually and d/b/a Wrip Wrecking Co., Cole Taylor Bank as Trustee under Trust No. 84141, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

August 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. O'Malley, Chicago (Mercer Cook, Eric Dunham, Jennifer A. Whitfield, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, for defendant-appellee Cole Taylor Bank.

Lary G. Stone, Chicago, for defendant-appellee M & T Enterprises.

Feiwell, Galper & Lasky, Chicago, for defendant-appellee American Nat. Bank.

Robert J. Zaideman, Chicago, Robin Rosenberg, Daniel Riesel, New York City, for defendant-appellee NL Industries.

Kwiatt & Silverman, Chicago (Scott E. Tuckman, of counsel), for defendants-appellees Artra Group Inc., John J. Harvey and Peter Harvey.

Bell Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, for defendant-appellee Goodwill Industries.

Gloria Schaffer, Chicago, for defendant-appellee Martin S. Bieber.


Justice RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff People of the State of Illinois brought this action seeking compensatory and punitive damages, civil fines, and attorney fees pursuant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act (Act) (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 111½, par. 1001 et seq.) against defendants NL Industries, Inc., ARTRA Group, Inc., John J. Harvey, Peter R. Harvey, American National Bank as trustee under trust Nos. 48495 and 55976,...

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