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BAIER v. BOSTITCH

No. 1-92-1267.

611 N.E.2d 1103 (1993)

243 Ill. App.3d 195

183 Ill.Dec. 455

Lawrence BAIER, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. BOSTITCH, a division of Textron, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee (Park Construction Company, Third-Party Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

February 11, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardesty, Wolf & Walkowicz, Chicago, for appellant (Ralph C. Hardesty and Victoria A. Walkowicz, of counsel).

Richard J. Ramello of Storino, Ramello & Durkin, Rosemont, for appellee.

Presiding Justice JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Lawrence Baier, filed a product liability action to recover damages for an injury to his knee allegedly caused by a defectively designed pneumatic nailer manufactured by the defendant Bostitch, a division of Textron, Inc. (Bostitch). The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and against Bostitch in the amount of $314,200, which was reduced by 40% attributable to the plaintiff...

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