Brown v. Cottrell, Inc.

This appeal involves interstate forum non conveniens motions in a product liability suit against the manufacturer of an auto-hauling trailer. Raymond Brown, a truck driver residing in Missouri, was injured while loading a car onto the trailer in Louisville, Kentucky. Cottrell, Inc., the Georgia-based manufacturer of the trailer, filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Brown and his wife filed in Illinois, arguing that either Kentucky or Missouri would be a more convenient forum. Other defendants also moved to dismiss. The trial court denied the motions, and this court affirmed. The Illinois…