Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company v. Luther W. McLain

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Luther W. McLain filed suit in 2004 against Illinois Central Railroad. He alleged that Illinois Central’s negligence caused his degenerative back injury. At trial, McLain had improper contact with a juror, committed perjury on the stand, and solicited a witness to commit peijury on the stand to corroborate his story. The trial judge reserved sanctioning McLain until after the jury verdict. The jury found for McLain, assessed his damages as $150,000, and judgment was entered accordingly. Thereafter, the trial judge sanctioned McLain $500 for juror contact…