Legal Opinion
Rennert v. Great Dane Ltd. Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 2008No. 07-2989PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
On July 1, 2005, Rabbi Shmuel Rennert and his wife Devorah were driving on Skokie Valley Road behind a large truck towing a trailer designed by Great Dane. Unfortunately, the Rennerts’ minivan collided with the trailer; the underride guard on the back of the trailer failed; and the minivan slipped under the trailer. Shmuel Rennert was injured, but Devorah, who had been sitting in the passenger seat, was killed.
Rennert brought a single-count action in state court against Great Dane, alleging that Great Dane was liable to him under Illinois’s strict products liability…
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