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ADAMES v. SHEAHAN

Nos. 105789, 105851.

909 N.E.2d 742 (2009)

233 Ill.2d 276

Hector ADAMES, JR., et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. Michael F. SHEAHAN, in His Official Capacity as Cook County Sheriff, Appellant and Cross-Appellee. Hector Adames, Jr., et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation, Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Gallagher, Terrence F. Guolee and Jennifer L. Medenwald, of Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago, for appellant and cross-appellee Michael F. Sheahan, Cook County Sheriff.

Joseph F. Spitzzeri, Garrett L. Boehm, Jr., of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago, and Craig A. Livingston, Walnut Creek, California, for appellant and cross-appellee Beretta U.S.A. Corporation.

Michael W. Rathsack, Chicago (James D. Montgomery, James D. Montgomery, Jr., Melvin L. Brooks, Adam M. Simon, of counsel), for appellees and cross-appellants.

Roger Huebner, Springfield, and DeAno & Scarry, Wheaton, for amici curiae Illinois Municipal League et al.

Charles M. Dyke, of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, San Francisco, California, for amici curiae Legal Community Against Violence et al.

OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

On May 5, 2001, William (Billy) Swan accidentally shot and killed his friend Joshua (Josh) Adames while playing with his father's service weapon. At the time, Billy's father, David Swan, was employed by the Cook County sheriff's department as a correctional officer. Plaintiffs, Hector Adames, Jr., and Rosalia Diaz, as co-special administrators...

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