EMERY v. NORTHEAST ILL. REGIONAL TRANSP.

No. 1-06-0701.

872 N.E.2d 485 (2007)

Ellen K. EMERY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, d/b/a Metra, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Chicago (Kevin V. Boyle and Catherine Basque Weiler, of counsel), for Appellant.

Hoey & Farina, P.C., Chicago (James L. Farina and Steven P. Garmisa, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Ellen Emery, an attorney, sued her employer, defendant Northeast Illinois Regional Transportation Company (Metra), for injuries sustained when she tripped and fell over a light socket in defendant's office. In an order dated February 17, 2006, the circuit court of Cook County held defendant in contempt for its failure to produce documents which defendant claimed were privileged, and this appeal...

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