Laverty v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-09-0043 Rel

Case Date: 09/15/2010

Preview:Rule 23 order filed NO. 5-09-0043 August 20, 2010; Motion to publish granted IN THE September 15, 2010, corrected October 8, 2010. APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

FIFTH DISTRICT ________________________________________________________________________ CLAUDIOUS LAVERTY, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Thomas R. Laverty, Deceased, ) ) ) ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) ) CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., ) ) Defendant-Appellant, ) ) and ) ) A.W. CHESTERTON, INC., ABEX CORPORATION, ALCO ) LOCOMOTIVE, INC., AMERICAN STANDARD, INC., ) AMETEK, INC., AQUA-CHEM , INC., BALDWIN ) LOCOMOTIVE SECURITIES CORPORATION, BEAZER EAST, ) INC., BONDEX INTERNATIONAL, INC., BORG-WARNER ) CORPORATION, BUDD COMPANY, CATERPILLAR, INC., ) CERTAIN-TEED CORPORATION, CONTINENTAL TEVES, ) INC., DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION, ENPRO ) INDUSTRIES, INC., FLEXO SUPPLY COMPANY, FORD ) MOTOR COMPANY, FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY ) CORPORATION, GARLOCK, INC., GENERAL ELECTRIC ) COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, ) GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, GOODRICH ) CORPORATION, GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, ) GRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY, HONEYW ELL ) INTERNATIONAL, INC., INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS ) CORPORATION, INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, J.P. ) BUSHNELL PACKING, JOHN CRANE, INC., METROPOLITAN ) LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, MINNESOTA MINING & ) MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW YORK AIR BRAKE ) CORPORATION, OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., PECORA ) CORPORATION, RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS ) CORPORATION, RAPID-AMERICAN CORPORATION, ) RILEY STOKER CORPORATION, ROCKW ELL ) AUTOMATION, INC., RPM, INC., SPRINKMANN SONS ) CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS, SPRINKM ANN SONS ) CORPORATION, T.H. AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION, L.L.C., ) 1 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison County.

No. 07-L-1036

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION, VIACOM, INC., YOUNG GROUP LTD., and YOUNG INSULATIONAL GROUP OF ST. LOUIS, INC.,

) ) ) Honorable ) Daniel J. Stack, Defendants. ) Judge, presiding. ________________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE W EXSTTEN delivered the opinion of the court: The plaintiff, Claudious Laverty, individually and as the administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Thomas R. Laverty, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Madison County against CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX Transportation), and other defendants, for willful and wanton conduct and negligence pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C.

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