Legal Opinion
Osman v. Ford Motor Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 2, 2005No. 4-04-0601PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Turner
Plaintiff, Nancy Osman, independent administratrix of the estate of Shannon A. Laughlin, deceased, appeals from the June 15, 2004, order of the circuit court of Livingston County granting summary judgment to defendant, Ford Motor Company (Ford), on plaintiff’s fourth-amended complaint on the grounds the claims set forth in the complaint are preempted by federal law. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 9, 1995, Shannon and her mother, plaintiff, purchased a 1988 Ford Escort (Escort) that was manufactured in August 1987. On April 6, 1996, Shannon was killed in a one-vehicle accident when the…
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