White v. Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC

PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In August 2002, plaintiff, Rose White, sued defendant Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, and several other defendants for the wrongful death of her husband, Don R. White, decedent. White alleged that decedent developed asbestosis and died as a result of occupational exposure to defendants’ asbestos-containing products.

Following a November and December 2005 jury trial, the jury returned a verdict for Garlock. White filed a timely posttrial motion, alleging that Garlock violated numerous trial court orders and rulings. In July 2006,…