RUIZ v. WEILER & CO., INC.

No. 92 C 5838.

860 F.Supp. 602 (1994)

Felipe RUIZ, Plaintiff, v. WEILER & COMPANY, INC., a corporation, Dan Schwerdtfeger, Weiler East, Inc., a corporation, Custom Stainless Equipment Company, Inc., a corporation, and Blentech Corporation, a corporation, Defendants. Zurich American Insurance Company, Intervening-Petitioner. WEILER EAST, INC., Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff, v. CUSTOM STAINLESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC. and Blentech Corporation, Cross-Defendants. WEILER EAST, INC., Defendant/Cross-Plaintiff/Third-Party Plaintiff, v. J & S PROVISION, INC. and Omicron Frozen Foods, Inc., Custom Stainless Equipment Company, Inc. and Blentech Corporation, Third-Party Defendants. WEILER & COMPANY, INC. v. CUSTOM STAINLESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., Blentech Corporation and Weiler East, Inc., Cross-Defendants

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

August 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Clifford, Corboy, Demetrio & Clifford, P.C., Ronald W. Cobb, Jr., Lusak & Cobb, Chicago, IL, for Felipe Ruiz.

Stephen Theodore Mikus, Janice Lynn Triptow, Menges, Mikus & Molzahn, Chicago, IL, for Zurich American Ins. Co.

Randall S. Rapp, Dean M. Jeske, Foley & Lardner, Chicago, IL, for Weiler and Co., Inc.

Shelmerdeane A. Miller, Timothy Joseph Cavenagh, Law Offices of Shelmerdeane A. Miller, Chicago, IL, for Weiler East Inc.

John Martin Coleman, Robert N. Hilbert, John M. O'Halloran, Coleman & O'Halloran, Chicago, IL, for Schwerdtfeger.

Kevin James Caplis, Rosalyn Marie Golden, Thomas E. Stahr, Steven S. Helis, Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Blentech Corp.

Paul Vincent Kaulas, Mark E. Parsky, Purcell & Wardrope, Chtd., Chicago, IL, for Weiler and Co., Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Plaintiff Felipe Ruiz brings this five-count complaint sounding in strict products liability, negligence, breach of warranty, and professional negligence. Presently before the court is defendant Blentech Corporation's motion for summary judgment against plaintiff Ruiz and cross-claimant Weiler East, Inc.1 For the reasons set forth below, Blentech's motion is granted....

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