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FENNELL v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 113812.

2012 IL 113812

WALTER FENNELL, Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied April 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Peters , Michael C. Hermann and Kenneth L. Halvachs , of Boyle Brasher LLC, of Belleville, for appellant.

William P. Gavin , of Belleville, and J. Timothy Eaton and Jonathan B. Amarilio , of Shefsky & Froelich Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.

Herbert L. Zarov , Richard F. Bulger and Gary A. Isaac , of Mayer Brown LLP, of Chicago, for amici curiae Certainteed Corporation et al.

Brad A. Elward , of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Peoria, for amicus curiae Illinois Defense Trial Counsel.

Robert A. Clifford , of Chicago ( Robert P. Sheridan , of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Justice Thomas took no part in the decision.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 The circuit court of St. Clair County denied the motion of defendant, Illinois Central Railroad Company, to dismiss a personal injury suit of plaintiff, William Fennell, based on interstate forum non conveniens. A divided panel of the appellate court affirmed. 2012 IL App (5th) 100504. This court allowed defendant's petition for leave to appeal. Ill. S. Ct. R. 315...

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