Legal Opinion
Courtney Spruill Morton, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Lance Perry v. Mack Trucks, Inc.; Volvo Group North America, LLC; and Laura M. Pietkiewicz
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 27, 2026No. 2:26-cv-02228Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION COURTNEY SPRUILL MORTON, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Lance Perry, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:26-cv-02228-JEH-RLH v. MACK TRUCKS, INC.; VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC; and LAURA M. PIETKIEWICZ, Defendants. ORDER This case arises from a head-on collision that resulted in two deaths on August 1, 2024. Christopher Perry was driving a commercial truck on Route 9 through Ford County, Illinois. A different driver—Jakub Pietkiewicz—was driving a Honda CR-V on the same road, traveling in the opposite…
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