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WOODWARD v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC.

No. 5-05-0379.

858 N.E.2d 897 (2006)

306 Ill.Dec. 839

Peter WOODWARD and Barbara Woodward, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., Ford Motor Company, and Bridgestone Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 17, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Kanute, Jennifer E. Miller, Holland & Knight, LLC, Chicago, Larry E. Hepler, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, for Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.

Fred E. Schulz, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, LLP, Chicago, Michael J. Nester, Donovan, Rose, Nester & Joley, P.C., Belleville, for Bridgestone Corp.

John J. Krivicich, Karen Kies DeGrand, Charles S. Ofstein, Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth LLC, Chicago, Craig Unrath, Robert H. Shultz, Jr., Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Edwardsville, for Ford Motor Company.

Brad Friedman, Anne Marie Vu, Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP, New York, NY, Mark C. Goldenberg, Elizabeth V. Heller, Goldenberg, Miller, Heller & Antognoli, P.C., Edwardsville, for Appellees.

Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, Peter and Barbara Woodward, filed a products-liability action in the circuit court of Madison County against the defendants, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Bridgestone/Firestone), Ford Motor Company (Ford), and Bridgestone Corp. (Bridgestone), as a result of a vehicle accident that occurred in Australia. The defendants appeal the circuit court's order transferring this case from Madison County to Macon...

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