Illinois Appeals Court Voids $560,000 Award For Injury From Toilet Paper Roll

(February 10, 2020, 6:29 PM EST) -- MOUNT VERNON, Ill. — A truck stop owner was not responsible for injuries a waitress who worked at a restaurant onsite received when she was hit in the head by an industrial-sized roll of toilet paper while entering a public restroom stall at the property, an Illinois appeals court held Jan. 27.  Accordingly, it vacated a more than $560,000 jury award against the defendant (Reona Pearson v. Pilot Travel Centers LLC, No. 5-18-0505, Ill. App., 5th Dist., 2020 Ill. App. LEXIS 37)....

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