Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad v. Kiewit Western Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CONLON, District Judge.

A fire destroyed a wooden timber rail bridge in Riverdale, Illinois. As a result, Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp. d/b/a Metra/Metropolitan Rail [“Metra”] sues Kiewit Western Co. for negligence (Count I), breach of contract (Count II), indemnification (Count III), strict liability (Count IV), and failure to procure insurance (Count V). Kiewit counterclaims against Metra for breach of contract (Count I), quantum meruit (Count II), and estoppel (Count III). Me-tra moves for summary judgment on Kiew-it’s amended counterclaims.…