Blakey v. Gilbane Building Co.

Defendant, Gilbane Building Company, appeals from the Cook County circuit court’s denial of its motion to transfer the case to Champaign County under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We reverse and remand with directions to grant the motion to transfer because the relevant factors strongly favor Champaign County over Cook County as an appropriate forum for this case.

Robert Blakey sued Gilbane in Cook County under the Structural Work Act (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, pars. 60 through 69), alleging that Gilbane’s failure to provide adequate scaffolding caused Blakey, an employee of…