Burgess v. Abex Corp.

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 1, 1999, the supreme court, in the exercise of its supervisory authority, vacated the decisions in these cases and directed this court to reconsider its judgment in light of McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., 188 Ill. 2d 102, 720 N.E.2d 242 (1999).

McClure involved three workers at Union Asbestos and Rubber Company’s (Unarco) Bloomington plant who worked there during the period 1952-65. The plant was owned by Unarco and used asbestos, including asbestos supplied by Johns-Manville Corporation (JohnsManville).

In McClure,…