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Judge Delays Ruling on Truck‑loading Claim; Allows Discovery Before Motion on Pleadings Is Resolved
Summary
In a collision case naming Scepter Inc., Shapiro Metals and driver Gregory Drysdale, the court declined to grant judgment on the pleadings and reset the motion to allow discovery on whether alleged misloading caused the crash.
A Dixon County judge declined to grant judgment on the pleadings to Scepter Inc. in a personal‑injury case, instead giving the plaintiff time for discovery to test whether improper loading of a tractor‑trailer contributed to an October 14, 2023 crash.
Scepter, through counsel, asked the court to dismiss it for failure to plead causation: its motion argued the complaint repeatedly alleges that driver Gregory Drysdale (and his employer Shapiro Metals) were the sole proximate cause, and…
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