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Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Costco Under the Open-and-Obvious Doctrine

Customer stepping over a gas station fuel hose stretched across a fueling area near a parked vehicle.

Analyzes an Illinois appellate court decision (Stout v. Costco) that affirmed summary judgment under the open-and-obvious doctrine and examined the limits of the distraction exception in premises liability claims.

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