Legal Opinion
Forsythe v. Clark USA, Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 2007No. 101570PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman
Justices Fitzgerald and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Freeman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Burke.
Chief Justice Thomas and Justice Kilbride took no part in the decision.
OPINION
On March 13, 1995, Michael F. Forsythe and Gary Szabla, mechanics at a refinery owned and operated by Clark Refining and Marketing (Clark Refining), were killed. The estate of each decedent received payment from Clark Refining pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2002)). In 1996 and 1997, plaintiffs Marguerite Forsythe and Elizabeth…
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