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CHOATE v. INDIANA HARBOR BELT R.R. CO.

No. 112948.

980 N.E.2d 58 (2012)

2012 IL 112948

366 Ill. Dec. 258

Dominic CHOATE, Appellee, v. INDIANA HARBOR BELT RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied November 26, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele L. Odorizzi , Chicago, and Evan M. Tager and Brian J. Wong , Washington, D.C., all of Mayer Brown, LLP, and David R. Schmidt and George H. Brant , Fedota Childers, P.C., Chicago, for appellants.

Milo W. Lundblad and Marvin Brustin , Brustin & Lundblad, Ltd., Chicago ( Leslie J. Rosen , of counsel), for appellee.

Hugh C. Griffin , Hall, Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, Chicago ( Louis P. Warchot and Daniel Saphire , Washington, D.C., of counsel), for amici curiae Association of American Railroads et al.

Rachel Kaplan and Stephen Wood , Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Transit Authority.

Richard J. Rosenblum , Rubin, Machado & Rosenblum, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Dominic Choate, brought a personal injury action in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (IHB), the Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company (B & OCT), and CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX). A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff. The appellate court affirmed. 2011 IL App (1st) 100209, ...

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