Chadesh v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

This action arises out of two cases currently pending before the Illinois Industrial Commission (Commission) involving loss of hearing claims brought by the plaintiffs, Mathew Chadesh and Richard Casper, employees of Commonwealth Edison, against the defendant, Commonwealth Edison (Edison). The plaintiffs sought, through the use of subpoenas issued by the Illinois Industrial Commission, certain corporate documents belonging to Edison containing information pertaining to noise level studies conducted and the testimony of Edison’s vice-president. Edison moved to quash the subpoenas before an…