CRAIN v. LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

No. 5-99-0514.

739 N.E.2d 639 (2000)

317 Ill.App.3d 486

250 Ill.Dec. 876

Donna CRAIN, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and AT & T Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis F. Bonacorsi, Ketrina G. Bakewell, Melissa L. Mitchell, Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Appellants.

Stephen M. Tillery, Robert L. King, Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kinin, Montroy, Cates & Glass, East St. Louis, for Appellee.


Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

Lucent Technologies, Inc., and AT & T Corporation (AT & T) (defendants) appeal from an order of the Madison County circuit court denying their motions to dismiss or stay the pending class action suit. On appeal, defendants claim that the circuit court erred in denying their motion to dismiss and alternative motion to stay the proceedings because (1) the plaintiff's action is preempted by federal law, (2) each...

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