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THOMPSON v. NORTHEAST ILL. REG. COMMUTER

No. 1-04-3147.

854 N.E.2d 744 (2006)

Tyrone THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION, d/b/a Metra/Metropolitan Rail, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, a foreign corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

August 18, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ian Brenson, of counsel, La Grange, for Appellant.

Frederick P. Johnston, Jr. and George H. Brant, of counsel, Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice SHEILA M. O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Tyrone Thompson, appeals from the jury's verdict in favor of defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) on plaintiff's negligence complaint. On appeal, plaintiff contends the circuit court erred in: (1) granting summary judgment, on the basis of federal preemption, against plaintiff on count II of plaintiff's amended complaint; and (2) restricting his counsel's attempts to explain...

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