HEALY v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.

No. 1-03-3054.

833 N.E.2d 906 (2005)

359 Ill. App.3d 186

295 Ill.Dec. 700

Ellen M. HEALY, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Francis J. Healy, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., a Foreign Corporation, Commonwealth Edison Company, an Illinois Corporation, Union Carbide Corporation, a Foreign Corporation, and Union Carbide Polyolefins Development Company, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

July 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Rathsack, Chicago (Terrence M. Johnson, Patrick F. Bradley, Richard J. Murphy and Michael W. Rathsack, of counsel), for Appellant.

(Jonathan M. Lively, of counsel), Schiff Hardin LLP, Chicago, for Appellee Owens Illinois, Inc.

(Barry Levenstam, Clifton J. Heyda, of counsel), Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, for Appellee Commonwealth Edison Company.

(Mark R. Ter Molen, Jennifer Hagan, of counsel), Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP, Chicago, for Appellee Union Carbide.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from the circuit court's entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant corporations Owens-Illinois, Inc., Commonwealth Edison Company, Union Carbide Corporation and Union Carbide Polyolefins Development Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as defendants), on plaintiff's complaint alleging that Francis Healy's personal injuries arose from asbestosis caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. The...

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