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JENTZ v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC.

Nos. 13-1505, 13-1542, 13-1543, 13-1544.

767 F.3d 688 (2014)

John W. JENTZ, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CONAGRA FOODS, INC., and West Side Salvage, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 9, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Clifford , Clifford Law Offices, P.C. Andrew H. Schapiro , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Marc A. Taxman , Anesi, Ozmon, Rodin, Novak & Kohen LTD., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Christopher Landau , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, Paul v. Esposito , Clausen Miller , Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Bruce Robert Pfaff , Pfaff & Gill, LTD., Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

A grain bin in Chester, Illinois, exploded on April 27, 2010, injuring three workers. After a 17-day trial, a jury awarded almost $180 million in compensatory and punitive damages against ConAgra Foods and West Side Salvage. ConAgra, which owned the facility, part of a flour mill, contends that liability rests on West Side, which it had hired to address problems in bin C15. For its part, West Side does not contest liability to the workers...

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