Legal Opinion
Barnai v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 8, 2017No. 1-17-1940UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Delort
¶ 1 Plaintiff Frank Barnai sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart), International Contractors, Inc. (ICI), and Nuline Technologies, Inc. (Nuline), after he was injured while working at a Wal-Mart store construction site. Wal-Mart, ICI, and Nuline, in turn, filed contribution claims against Barnai's employer, Summit Fire Protection Company (Summit), which they then assigned to Barnai as part of a global settlement agreement. Barnai then dismissed Nuline's contribution claim, and the case proceeded to trial on Wal-Mart's and ICI's contribution claims against Summit. The jury was given a verdict…
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