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PORTWOOD v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 1-96-1181.

685 N.E.2d 941 (1997)

292 Ill. App.3d 478

226 Ill.Dec. 486

Gwendolyn PORTWOOD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moore & Brown, Washington, DG (Beverly C. Moore, Jr., of counsel), and Krislov & Associates, Chicago (Clinton A Krislev, Jonathan Nachsin, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth, Chicago (John T. Coleman, Richard B. Foster, III, Karen Kies DeGrand, of counsel), and O'Melveny & Myers, L.L.P., Washington, DC (William T. Coleman, Jr., Richard C. Warmer, Carl R. Schenker, Jr., Patrick R. Rizzi, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal represents the latest chapter in a litigation odyssey, Homeric in both size and duration, that spans two decades. The most recent class action complaint sought relief for 52 named plaintiffs—owners of certain Ford automobiles—and all others similarly situated throughout the nation, against defendant Ford Motor Company for damages and injuries caused by certain allegedly defective vehicles...

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