Illinois Appellate Court Examines a Duty to Others in an Operating Room
Background This case resulted from a shoulder injury sustained by a long-time operating room nurse during a laparoscopic surgery. Nurse Harris sued the surgeon and his professional corporation alleging he was negligent during the surgery because he moved a ceiling mounted monitor while her hands were on the monitor. The Plaintiff alleged the surgeon asked […]
Quiroz v. Chicago Transit Authority: An Illinois Supreme Court Analysis Regarding the Duty of Care
It is longstanding law in Illinois that a possessor of land does not owe a duty of care to an adult trespasser on his land except to refrain from willfully and wantonly injuring that trespasser.[1] For example, a railroad operator is not expected to keep a lookout for persons on a railroad track that’s away from […]
Seventh Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment for Construction Contractors, Finding No Duty Owed to Plaintiff
This blog post was written by summer associate Ryan J. Chancellor. A supervising partner also contributed to the post. In Jeffords, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana’s order granting summary judgment to the defendants. It found no duty of care could be established between […]
Madison County Circuit Court Considers Question of Duty, Grants Defendant U.S. Steel Corporation’s Motion for Summary Judgment
The Madison County Circuit Court recently granted defendant U.S. Steel Corporation’s Motion for Summary Judgment, in the matter of Taylor v. Air & Liquid Systems Corp., a/k/a Buffalo Pumps, Inc., et al., Case No. 15 L 652. This was a wrongful-death case arising from alleged exposure to asbestos on U.S. Steel’s premises. A key question was whether […]