Illinois First District Appellate Court

Appeals court: Waivers shield climbing wall operator from lawsuits over climbers' fall

By Scott Holland | Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:20pm

Climber failed to show liability release violated sound public policy
Appeals court: Chicago can sue out-of-state gun shop over gun crimes in the city

By Jonathan Bilyk | Wednesday, Mar 19, 2025 @ 1:08am

Chicago and gun control activists can revive their lawsuit against a now-closed Indiana gun shop for allegedly supplying illegal firearms to criminals in the city, a state appeals panel says. The decision overturns a Cook County judge's ruling, which had determined Illinois courts lacked jurisdiction in the dispute
Appeals court: CTA can't be sued over death of woman struck by L train while retrieving dropped phone

By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Feb 28, 2025 @ 11:46pm

A state appeals panel said the CTA owed no special duty to keep a watch out for or rescue a woman who had dropped down onto the tracks at the 69th Street Red Line station to retrieve the mobile phone she had dropped seconds before she was struck and killed by a train attempting an emergency stop