Calles v. Scripto-Tokai Corp.

Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, and Garman concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Karmeier specially concurred, with opinion.

Chief Justice Thomas and Justice Kilbride took no part in the decision.

OPINION

In Illinois, two tests are employed when determining whether a product is unreasonably dangerous under a strict liability design-defect theory — the consumer-expectation test and the risk-utility test. In this case, we are asked to consider whether there is a “simple product” exception to the application of the risk-utility test. That is, we must decide whether a product which is deemed…