Supreme Court of Illinois

In a wrongful-death action stemming from the death of plaintiff's husband in a workplace accident, a court of appeals decision partially reversing a circuit court judgment for plaintiff is reversed and the circuit court's ruling affirmed where section 2-1117 of the Code of Civil Procedure does not apply to good-faith settling tortfeasors who have been dismissed from the lawsuit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/25/2008
• Published 12/03/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph A. Power, Jr., Devon C. Bruce, of Power Rogers & Smith, P.C., Chicago, for appellant., Bruce R. Pfaff, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association., David H. Levitt, of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel., Glen E. Amundsen, Michael Resis, of SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago, for amici curiae Illinois Chambers of Commerce et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• John W. Patton, Jr., of Patton & Ryan, and Edward M. Kay, Barbara I. Michaelides, Paul V. Esposito, and Torrence E. Lewis, of Clausen Miller P.C., Chicago, for appellee.