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Date: 11-04-2024
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Dominic D. Difoggio v. County of Will, et al.
Case Number: 19-L-119
Judge: Roger D. Rickman
Court: 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Will County, Illinois County Attorney's Office
Description:
Joliet, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.
In 2018, plaintiff Dominic D. DiFoggio was injured when his vehicle struck a concrete abutment on a bridge located in Will County. Thereafter, plaintiff filed a complaint against Will County and others, alleging negligence. Will County filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that Will County negligently designed, constructed, and maintained the bridge by failing to install a guardrail in the area where plaintiff's injury occurred.
The abutment had been in place for more than 10 years without a guardrail and county had no duty to install a guardrail.
Outcome: Affirmed
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