IN RE SALMONELLA LITIGATION

Nos. 1-89-2247, 1-89-3491, 1-90-0080 and 1-90-0093.

618 N.E.2d 487 (1993)

249 Ill. App.3d 173

187 Ill.Dec. 896

In re SALMONELLA LITIGATION. Marie MOORE, individually and as mother and next friend of Michael Moore, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JEWEL COMPANIES, INC., and American Stores Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

June 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago (James F. Martin, of counsel) and Reynolds, Beeby & Magnuson, P.C., Detroit, MI (Frank K. Mandlebaum, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago (William J. Harte, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellees.


Presiding Justice McCORMICK delivered the opinion of the court:

In April 1985, Michael Moore, a minor and an employee of Jewel Companies, Inc., contracted salmonellosis from drinking Jewel's milk. Michael's mother, Marie Moore, sued Jewel for sums she spent on medical care for Michael, and she sued as Michael's next friend for his pain, suffering and lost earnings. The Moores did not sue Jewel's parent corporation, American Stores Company, and they opted out of a...

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