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JABLONSKI v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 110096.

955 N.E.2d 1138 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 327

Dora Mae JABLONSKI et al., Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al. (Ford Motor Company, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Rarick , of Troy, Gary Feinerman , Justin B. Weiner and Constantine L. Trela, Jr., of Sidley Austin LLP, of Chicago, and Alan J. Dixon , Dan H. Ball and Peter W. Herzog III , of Bryan Cave LLP, of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant.

Michael T. Reagan , of Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, P.C., of Ottawa, and Charles W. Chapman , Bradley M. Lakin and Gail G. Renshaw , of LakinChapman, LLC, of Wood River, for appellees.

Bruce R. Braun and Linda T. Coberly , of Chicago, and Geoffrey P. Eaton , of Washington, D.C., all of Winston & Strawn LLP, for amicus curiae The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

Michele Odorizzi , James C. Schroeder and Robert E. Entwisle , of Mayer Brown LLP, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Caterpillar Inc.

Bruce R. Pfaff , of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 In this appeal, we are asked to clarify the duty analysis in a negligent-product-design case. Plaintiffs, Dora Mae and John L. Jablonski, Jr., as the special administrator and personal representative of the estate of John L. Jablonski, Sr., brought this action in the circuit court of Madison County against Ford Motor Company, alleging, inter alia, negligent design of...

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