Scott v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Defendants appeal the $1,016,732.92 judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Dick Scott* 1 following a jury verdict. Plaintiff cross appeals from the court’s calculation of the present value of the portion of the judgment representing future damages. We affirm the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff and remand for the limited purpose of correcting a clerical error in the judgment.

Plaintiff, a quality control inspector for intervening plaintiff Motor Wheel Corporation, was injured when a polyester strap manufactured and sold by defendants broke while he was tightening it around a palletized load…