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CONNICK v. SUZUKI MOTOR CO., LTD.

No. 79589.

675 N.E.2d 584 (1996)

174 Ill.2d 482

221 Ill.Dec. 389

Karen CONNICK et al., Appellees, v. SUZUKI MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aimee B. Anderson of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Michael W. Davis, Gene C. Schaerr, Rex E. Lee, Carter G. Phillips and George C. Kokkines, of Sidley & Austin, and Debra K. Marcus, of Pappas, Power & Marcus, Chicago, for appellants.

Robert A. Holstein, Aron D. Robinson and C. Corey S. Berman, of Holstein, Mack & Klein, Burton I. Weinstein and John R. Malkinson, of Baskin, Server, Berke & Weinstein, Chicago, and Robert Swift and Martin D'Urso, of Kohn, Nast & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for appellees.

Louis A. Lehr, Jr., Arthur L. Klein and Kurt J. Heinz of Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago (Hugh F. Young, Jr., of Reston, Virginia, of counsel), for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Robert D. Steere and Mark S. Killion, Springfield, for amici curiae Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Manufacturers' Association.

Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, each of whom had purchased a new Suzuki Samurai sport utility vehicle, filed a class action lawsuit in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants Suzuki Motor Company and American Suzuki Motor Corporation (hereinafter referred to collectively as Suzuki). Plaintiffs alleged that the Samurai was unsafe due to its excessive roll-over risk and sought damages from Suzuki for breach of warranty, common...

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