J. I. Case Co. v. McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Steven Dukes brought a product liability action against J. I. Case Company for injuries he sustained while working with machinery manufactured by Case. Case in turn brought a third-party action for contribution from Dukes’ employer, McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc. (McCartin). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Champaign County, Dukes was awarded a net amount of $148,750 in compensatory damages in his product liability action. In Case’s third-party action for contribution, the jury found McCartin liable for a little more than half of the reduced award. Dukes and…