{"id":6842,"date":"2018-06-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2018-06-25T23:38:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T23:38:06","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-reverses-denial-of-dismissal-of-party-defendant-based-on-lack-of-competent-testimony-in-an-affidavit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-denial-of-dismissal-of-party-defendant-based-on-lack-of-competent-testimony-in-an-affidavit\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Denial of Dismissal of Party Defendant Based on Lack of Competent Testimony in an Affidavit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2016, Arlin Campbell was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesothelioma.com\/mesothelioma\/\">mesothelioma<\/a>, which is a disease attributable to exposure to asbestos. On May 4, 2017, Campbell, an Alabama resident, filed suit in the Circuit Court of Cook County alleging that his cancer (mesothelioma) was caused by his exposure to asbestos while working jobs in Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas between 1961 and 1999.<\/p>\n<p>He named more than 50 companies as defendants. Among his several allegations, Campbell claimed that his exposure to asbestos involved products \u201cmanufactured, sold, distributed or installed\u201d by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\">General Electric Co.<\/a>\u00a0 Campbell\u2019s sole period of employment in Illinois was when he worked for Republic Steel in Chicago from 1964 through 1965.<\/p>\n<p>General Electric moved to dismiss the case against it noting that in Campbell\u2019s complaint, he did not specifically allege that he encountered asbestos from GE products while working at Republic Steel. GE argued that Campbell failed to allege sufficient facts to grant the court personal jurisdiction and noted that it did not consent to the court\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-denial-of-dismissal-of-party-defendant-based-on-lack-of-competent-testimony-in-an-affidavit\/#more-6842\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2016, Arlin Campbell was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which is a disease attributable to exposure to asbestos. 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