The Personal Representative of a Disabled Individual Will Now Reap the Benefit of a Longer Statute of Limitations

Illinois law tolls statutes of limitation for disabled plaintiffs, but confusion arises when the injured person dies before filing suit. In Zayed v. Clark Manor, the Illinois Appellate Court held that a decedent’s personal representative may benefit from the same disability tolling the decedent enjoyed, rejecting earlier precedent as unfair. The conflicting interpretations leave the issue unsettled and likely headed for Supreme Court review.