Trial Court That Only Weighed Urgency of Asbestos Trial Abused Discretion

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. - A plaintiff who brought a mesothelioma claim against several defendants in an Illinois county that had no ties to his alleged asbestos exposure and injury has been instructed to transfer the case to a more appropriate forum. Burns v. AP Green Industries, Inc., et al., No. 5-00-0548 (Ill. App. Ct., 5th Dist.).

Ruling the Madison County Circuit Court that allowed Howard and Caren Burns' claim to stay in the court where it was originally filed erred in doing so, an Illinois appeals court said in an order published Dec. 26 that the case should be transferred …