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WALTERS v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 1-10-3488.

960 N.E.2d 1226 (2011)

356 Ill. Dec. 103

Steven WALTERS, Gayla Walters, Katie Petersen, Jon Petersen, and Matthew Morgan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael RODRIGUEZ, Tracy Andrews, Paul Stanek, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

November 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl E. Kasten , Byron J. Sims , Kasten, Ruyle, Sims & Bellm, P.C., of Carlinville, and Sutter & Ori, LLC, Chicago, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Raymond H. Groble, III , Brian George , Daley Mohan Groble, PC, Chicago, Health Hooks , Thomas E. Jones , Harlan Harla , Thompson & Coburn LLP, Belleville, for Defendants-Appellees.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 On July 22, 2004, plaintiff Steven Walters was driving his minivan across train tracks in Carlinville, Illinois, when it was struck by a train operated by defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company. Walters and his passengers sustained serious injuries from the impact. Walters was rendered paralyzed, Gayla Walters and Katie Petersen sustained serious injuries, and Molly Morgan...

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