Callis, Papa, Jackstadt & Halloran, P.C. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Settlement of Rush’s FELA claim against the railroad rendered this appeal moot. His law firm’s motion to dismiss the appeal should therefore have been allowed. I so voted when the motion was first presented to this court, and I continue to adhere to that view.

Even if the merits of the appeal were properly before us, I could not join in the majority’s opinion. Contrary to my colleagues, I believe that Callis, Papa, Jensen, Jackstadt & Halloran, P.C. v. Norfolk Southern Corp., 292 Ill. App. 3d 1003 (1997) .(Callis I) was correctly decided. Under Callis I, the preliminary injunction issued by…