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LAMBERT v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.

No. 1-01-1877.

773 N.E.2d 133 (2002)

332 Ill. App.3d 373

265 Ill.Dec. 771

Lori LAMBERT, Independent Personal Representative of the Estate of Randy Lambert, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., a Subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation of Japan (formerly known as Firestone Tire and Rubber Company), an Ohio corporation, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, a Delaware corporation; and Interstate Tire and Retread, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

June 28, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Williams Montgomery & John Ltd., Chicago (Barry L. Kroll, Alyssa M. Campbell, Thomas H. Neuckranz, Jeffrey S. Taylor, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.

Holland & Knight LLP, Thomas R. Woodrow, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.

Miller, Faucher & Cafferty, Dom J. Rizzi, Chicago, Risjord & James, P.C., Aaron N. Woods, Randy W. James, Lee's Summit, MO; Conybeare Law Office, P.C., Barry R. Conybeare, St. Joseph, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Firestone), appeal from the trial court's denial of their joint motion to dismiss based upon forum non conveniens. Thus, the issue presently before us is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion to dismiss. We reverse the decision of the trial court.

The plaintiff, the decedent's widow...

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