Legal Opinion
Schiffner v. Motorola, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1998No. 1-97-2456PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greiman
Plaintiff Frank J. Schiffner appeals the dismissal of his fourth amended complaint against defendant Motorola, Inc., based on defendant’s marketing and sale of cellular telephones. The circuit court granted defendant’s section 2 — 615 motion to dismiss (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 1996)), finding that federal law preempted plaintiffs state law causes of action pursuant to the decision in Verb v. Motorola, Inc., 284 Ill. App. 3d 460 (1996), appeal denied, 172 Ill. 2d 568 (1997).
The issue on appeal is whether plaintiffs causes of action under state law are preempted by federal law, i.e., the…
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