Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit attempting to impose liability on a parent company for the wrongful death of two employees killed in a oil refinery fire, summary judgement in favor of the defendant is reversed where "direct participation liability" is a valid theory of recovery under Illinois law and a question of fact had been raised as to whether such liability could be imposed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2007
• Published 02/16/2007

Judges

• Justice GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John C. Berghoff, Jr., Michele Odorizzi, of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, LLP, Chicago, for appellant., Francis K. Tennant, of Wolf & Tennant, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip H. Corboy, Edward G. Willer, of Corboy & Demetrio, P.C., William R. Quinlan, James Niewiara, of Quinlan and Carrol, Martin J. Healy, Jr., David P. Huber, Chicago, for appellees.