Illinois High Court Reverses, Restores Defense Summary Judgment In Negligence Action

(October 25, 2016, 12:44 PM EDT) -- SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In an Oct. 20 divided opinion, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed an intermediate appellate court and affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment to a railroad company in a negligence and premises liability action, finding that there are no issues of material fact to preclude summary judgment (Patrick Joseph Carney v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, No. 118984, Ill. Sup.; 2016 IL 118984; 2016 Ill. LEXIS 1234)....

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