JOHNSON v. NASH

Nos. 1-18-0840, 1-18-0895, 1-18-1020, cons.

126 N.E.3d 584 (2019)

2019 IL App (1st) 180840

Michael JOHNSON and Robert Rosa, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Aaron NASH; Lyons Limousine, LLC; Patrick Richard Lyons; Mary Lyons; Zenith Limousine, LLC; Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.; Kenny Construction Company; Kenny-Kraemer Joint Venture; Plote, Inc.; Plote Construction, Inc.; Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc.; Traffic Control & Protection, Inc.; GFS Construction, LLC; Omega & Associates, Incorporated.; The Roderick Group, Inc., PC; Exp U.S. Services, Inc.; Thomas Engineering Group, LLC; Alfred Benesch & Company; V3 Companies of Illinois, Ltd.; V3 Companies, Ltd.; BV3 Joint Venture; and Energy Absorption Systems, Inc., Defendants (Plote Construction, Inc., and Exp U.S. Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants; Aaron Nash, Defendant-Appellee). Don Corning and Lois Corning, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Aaron Nash, Lyons Limousine, LLC, a Limited Liability Company; Patrick Richard Lyons; Zenith Limousine, LLC, a Limited Liability Company; Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc., a Foreign Corporation; Kenny Construction Company, a Foreign Corporation, Kenny-Kraemer Joint Venture; Plote, Inc., a Domestic Corporation; Plote Construction, Inc., a Domestic Corporation; and Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, GFS Construction, LLC; Omega & Associates, Incorporated.; The Roderick Group, Inc., PC; Exp U.S. Services, Inc.; Thomas Engineering Group, LLC; Alfred Benesch & Company; V3 Companies of Illinois, Ltd.; V3 Companies, Ltd.; and BV3 Joint Venture, Defendants (Plote Construction, Inc., and Exp U.S. Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants; Aaron Nash, Defendant-Appellee). Keven W. Schmidt, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Terri Schmidt, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron Nash; Lyons Limousine, LLC; Patrick Richard Lyons; Mary Lyons; Zenith Limousine, LLC; Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.; Kenny Construction, Company; Kenny-Kraemer Joint Venture; Plote, Inc.; Plote Construction, Inc.; Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc.; Traffic Control & Protection, Inc.; GFS Construction, LLC; Omega & Associates Incorporated; The Roderick Group Inc., PC; Exp U.S. Services, Inc.; Thomas Engineering Group, LLC; Alfred Benesch & Company; V3 Companies of Illinois, Ltd.; V3 Companies, Ltd.; and BV3 Joint Venture, Defendants (Plote Construction, Inc., and Exp U.S. Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants; Aaron Nash, Defendant-Appellee). Aaron Nash, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc.; Kenny Construction Company; Kenny-Kraemer Joint Venture; Plote, Inc.; Plote Construction, Inc.; Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc.; Traffic Control & Protection, Inc.; GFS Construction, LLC; Omega & Associates Incorporated; The Roderick Group Inc., PC; Exp U.S. Services, Inc.; Thomas Engineering Group, LLC; Alfred Benesch & Company; V3 Companies of Illinois, Ltd.; BV3 Joint Venture; John Thomas, Inc. d/b/a John Thomas Company; Energy Absorption Systems, Inc.; Traffic Services, Inc.; Chastain & Associates, LLC; Chastain/Thomas JV; Stanley Consultants, Inc.; AECOM Services of Illinois, Inc.; HNTB Corp.; Kevin Willing; Steve Menke; and William Schaefer, Defendants (Exp U.S. Services, Inc., and Plote Construction, Inc., Defendants-Appellants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, FOURTH DIVISION.

Opinion filed March 29, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa A. Murphy-Petros , of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, of Chicago, for appellant Exp U.S. Services, Inc.

Julie A. Teuscher , of Cassiday Schade LLP, of Chicago, for other appellant.

Kevin E. O'Reilly , of Law Offices of Kevin E. O'Reilly, LLC, and Michael W. Rathsack , both of Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 Plaintiffs Michael Johnson, Robert Rosa, Don Corning, Lois Corning, and Keven Schmidt, as well as Terri Schmidt, deceased, were all passengers in a limousine on Interstate 90 (I-90), heading from their home in Wisconsin to O'Hare International Airport, when...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases