Board of Education v. A, C and S, Inc.

The issue presented in this case is whether the plaintiffs, 34 school districts, have sufficiently pleaded a cause of action to recover the removal and repair costs of asbestos-containing material (ACM) in their buildings from the various defendants who are or were involved at some level of the manufacturing and distribution chain of ACM. The circuit court of Cook County granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss each of the 13 causes of action alleged in the plaintiffs’ complaints. The appellate court affirmed as to the concert of action and implied cause of action under the Asbestos…