Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Ridge Tool Manufacturing Company, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 22, 2025No. 1:21-cv-01939Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PAUL JOHNSON, Plaintiff, Case No. 21 C 1939 v. Hon. LaShonda A. Hunt RIDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Paul Johnson sustained severe injuries while operating a RIDGID K-6200 drain cleaning machine (“subject machine”) at his workplace. He sued the machine manufacturer, Defendant Ridge Tool Company (incorrectly identified as Ridge Tool Manufacturing Company, Inc.) in state court, asserting claims for negligence (Count I), product liability (Count…
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