Legal Opinion
People v. Chicago Magnet Wire Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 29, 1987No. 86 — 0114PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing various indictments and informations against Chicago Magnet Wire Corporation (CMW), and five corporate officials, Anthony Jordan, Kevin Keane, Gerald Colby, Allan Simon, and Frank Asta. The sole issue on appeal is whether State criminal prosecutions based on conditions in the workplace are preempted by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) (29 U.S.C. sec. 651 et seq. (1982)). We affirm.
On June 26, 1985, the grand jury of Cook County voted indictments against CMW and five of its corporate officials,…
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