Illinois Appellate Court Reviews Effort to Circumvent 10-Year Statute of Repose for Construction Projects

Case Background In 2018, Plaintiff, Dominic Difoggio, was driving on Schoolhouse Road in New Lennox, Will County. Id. at  ¶ 3. As he neared the bridge on Schoolhouse Road crossing Hickory Creek, his vehicle slid on ice and/or snow and slid into a concrete or cement abutment at the southwest corner of the bridge. Id. His vehicle […]

First District Upholds Summary Judgment for Landowner Based on Illinois’ Statute of Repose for Construction

In Graham v. Lakeview Food Pantry, 2019 IL App (1st) 182003, the First District affirmed summary judgment for defendants, including the Catholic Bishop of Chicago (“the Archdiocese”), on plaintiff’s negligence complaint following a fall at defendant’s church. Ultimately, the court found that plaintiff’s claim against the Archdiocese was time-barred by the Illinois statute of repose for […]