Otis PADGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
A & M INSULATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee (Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh-Corning Corporation, Fibreboard Corporation, Armstrong World Industries, Inc., W.R. Grace and Co., National Gypsum Company, A.P. Green Industries, Inc., Brand Insulations, Inc., Sprink-Mann Sons Corp. of Illinois, United States Gypsum Company, the Babcock & Wilcox Company, Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., and Keene Corp., Defendants).
Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 1, 1994.
September 1, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James Walker and James Wylder (argued), James Walker, Ltd., Bloomington, for Otis Padgett.
Edward J. Matushek, III, Alan S. Zelkowitz, Haskell & Perrin, Chicago, for appellee.
John Dames, Kelley, Drye & Warren, Chicago, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
Robert Riley, Schiff, Hardin & Waite, Chicago, for Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton, Kansas City, MO, for Pittsburgh-Corning Corp.
Michael Connelly, Connelly, Mustes & Palmer, Chicago, for Fibreboard Corp.
Christopher P. Larson, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, for Armstrong World Industries, Nat. Gypsum Co., A.P. Green Industries, and U.S. Gypsum Co.
Kurnik, Cipolla, Stephenson & Barasha, Arlington Heights, and Don C. Hammer, Hayes, Schneider, Hammer, Miles & Cox, Bloomington, for Brand Insulations, Inc.
James L. Hafele, Hafele, Schmidt, Stephens & Olancy, Peoria, for Sprink-Mann Sons Corp.
Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, for Babcock & Wilcox Co. and Babcock & Wilcox Const.
William E. Osantowski, Cheatham & Acker, P.C., West Bloomfield, MI, for Keene Corp.
Robert L. Shuftan and Robert J. Meyers, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical.
Robert W. Scott, Swain, Hartshorn & Scott, Peoria, for Abex Corp.
Margaret E. Gleason, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, for Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.
Justice McCUSKEY delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Otis Padgett (Padgett), brought this action against 18 defendants, including A & M Insulation Company (A & M), for injuries allegedly sustained due to exposure to asbestos products manufactured or sold by the defendants. The circuit court of Tazewell County dismissed both the initial complaint and an amended complaint as to A & M for failure to state a cause of action and for failure to...
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