Legal Opinion
Bagnola v. Smithkline Beecham Clinical Laboratories
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 23, 2002No. 1-00-0224PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Mara Frossard
Plaintiff, James Bagnola, appeals an entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants, SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories (SBCL) and the City of Chicago (City) on his cause of action for spoliation of evidence. In 1991, the Chicago police department ordered plaintiff, a Chicago police officer, to submit to random drug testing. Plaintiff submitted two urine specimens, which were sent to SBCL for testing. Both specimens tested positive for cocaine. The superintendent of the Chicago police department (the Department) brought charges against plaintiff on September 4, 1992, seeking to…
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