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By: Derek Hawkins//February 13, 2018//
Listen to this article7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Larry D. Dunn v. Menard, Inc.,
Case No.: 17-1870
Officials: FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and BARRETT, Circuit Judges
Focus: Negligence
Plaintiff‐appellant Larry Dunn filed a negligence suit against defendant‐appellee Menard, Inc. (“Menards”) after he was injured by a falling stack of rolled insulation at a Menards store in Hodgkins, Illinois. The district court granted summary judgment to Menards, finding that it did not owe plaintiff a legal duty because: (1) the stack of insulation constituted an “open and obvious” danger; and (2) imposing such a duty would be excessively onerous under the circumstances. Plaintiff now appeals the district court’s ruling. We affirm.
Affirmed
Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.
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