Tort Law. Products Liability. Illinois Imposes Certificate of Merit Requirement on Products Liability Actions. Civil Justice Reform Amendments of 1995, Pub. Act 89-7, Sec. 15, Section 2-623, 1995 Ill. Legis. Serv. 224, 229-30 (West) (To Be Codified at Ill. Comp. Stat. Ch. 735, Section 5/2-623)