BARNAI v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 1-22-0900.

227 N.E.3d 753 (2023)

2023 IL App (1st) 220900

Marilyn BARNAI, as Administrator of the Estate of Frank Barnai, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.; International Contractors, Inc.; and Nuline Technologies, Inc., Defendants (Marilyn Barnai, as Administrator of the Estate of Frank Barnai, Deceased, as Assignee of the Contribution Claims of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., International Contractors, Inc., and Nuline Technologies, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant; Summit Fire Protection Company, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee; Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company, as Subrogee of Frank Barnai, Intervenor and Cross-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, FIFTH DIVISION.

Filed August 18, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Piegore and Cathleen A. Bleodorn , of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman, LLP, of Chicago, for appellant.

Martin J. Healy Jr. and Kevin T. Veugeler , of HealyScanlon, and Joan M. Mannix , of Joan M. Mannix, Ltd., both of Chicago, for appellee Marilyn Barnai.

Christy Harrison Schaefer and Eric J. Meli , of Nielsen, Zehe & Antas, P.C., of Chicago, for cross-appellee.


OPINION

¶ 1 BACKGROUND

¶ 2 This is the fourth time this complex personal injury dispute has come before this court. We summarize the past procedural history only as necessary to provide context for the limited issues now before us.

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