Atwood v. Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co.

This cause involves a number of toxic tort cases consolidated for the purposes of discovery. Plaintiffs, approximately 120 residents of Roscoe, Illinois, filed suit against eight defendants, including Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Company (Warner), for damages allegedly sustained as a result of long-term exposure to trichlorethylene (TCE), an industrial cleaning solvent. Plaintiffs appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308.134 111. 2d R. 308.

The questions certified for appeal are:

“I. Whether the trial court operating under discovery schedule orders and case management orders in these cases…