CARNEY v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 118984.

2016 IL 118984

PATRICK JOSEPH CARNEY, Appellee, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 23, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh C. Griffin , of Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, of Chicago, and George H. Brant , of Judge, James & Kujawa, LLC, of Park Ridge, for appellant.

Michael W. Rathsack and Mark E. McNabola , of Chicago, for appellee.

Andrew J. Martone and Adam C. Doerr , of Hesse Martone, P.C., of St. Louis, Missouri, for amicus curiae Associated General Contractors of Illinois.

Cassidy & Mueller P.C., of Peoria ( David B. Mueller , Brian A. Metcalf and Caroline J. Cassidy , of counsel), for amici curiae Illinois Chamber of Commerce et al.

Robert E. Elworth , Jessica L. Galanos and Brian D. Lee , of Hepler Broom, LLC, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.

Kirsten M. Dunne , of Goldberg Weisman Cairo, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers' Association.

Justice Kilbride dissented upon denial of rehearing.


OPINION

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Patrick Joseph Carney, filed a negligence action in the Circuit Court of Cook County against defendant, Union Pacific Railroad Company, after he suffered severe personal injuries during the removal of an abandoned railroad bridge in Chicago. The...

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