ARMSTEAD v. NAT. FREIGHT, INC.

(Docket No. 126730).

190 N.E.3d 214 (2021)

2021 IL 126730

Clifton ARMSTEAD, Appellant, v. NATIONAL FREIGHT, INC., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Rathsack , of Chicago, and Adam J. Zayed , of Joliet, for appellant.

Robert M. Burke , Garrett L. Boehm Jr. , and David M. Macksey , of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellees.

Kurt Niermann , of Porro Niermann Law Group LLC, of Aurora, and Nicholas Nepustil , of Benjamin and Shapiro Ltd., of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Vitas J. Mockatis , of Costa & Ivone, and Michelle L. LaFayette , of Ganan & Shapiro, P.C., both of Chicago, for amicus curiae Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association.

R. Mark Cosimini , of Rusin & Maciorowski, Ltd., of Champaign, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel.


OPINION

¶ 1 The instant action arises from a March 6, 2015, vehicular collision at the entrance to a truck terminal located in Minooka, Illinois. Plaintiff, Clifton Armstead, in the course of his employment as a semitruck driver with Pennsylvania-based Manfredi...

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