District Court, N.D. Illinois February 14, 2014, Case No. 13 C 2633 (Quirin v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.)

MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER

JOAN B. GOTTSCHALL, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Marilyn F. Quirin, special representative of the estate of Ronald J. Qui-rin (“Quirin”), has sued defendant Crane Co. on a negligence theory, alleging that Mr. Quirin developed and died from meso-thelioma substantially caused by his exposure to asbestos-containing materials while working with Crane Co.