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PLEASANCE v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-08-1510.

920 N.E.2d 572 (2009)

Pamela PLEASANCE, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Michael Pleasance, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The CITY OF CHICAGO, a Municipal Corporation, and Alvin Weems, Individually and as Employee of the City Of Chicago, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago (Benna Ruth Solomon, Myriam Zreczny Kasper and Kerrie Maloney Laytin of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellants.

Michael W. Rathsack, Allen N. Schwartz and Craig P. Mannarino, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Justice LAMPKIN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Pamela Pleasance, as special administrator of the estate of her son, Michael Pleasance, was issued a $12.5 million jury award in her wrongful death action. Defendants, the City of Chicago (the City) and Alvin Weems, appeal the trial court's order denying their posttrial motion challenging that verdict. Defendants contend a new trial is warranted because the...

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