Bucklew v. G.D. Searle & Co.

Plaintiffs, Kelly and James Bucklew, brought the present action in the circuit court of St. Clair County against the defendants, G.D. Searle & Company and Searle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The circuit judge denied the defendants’ motion to transfer the action for lack of venue or, in the alternative, on grounds of forum non conveniens. The appellate court denied the defendants’ request for an immediate appeal from the circuit court’s adverse ruling. (107 Ill. 2d Rules 306(a)(l)(ii), (a)(l)(iv).) We allowed the defendants’ petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

The plaintiffs, who are…