Thomas v. Johnson Controls, Cook County, Illinois

$348,810 verdict for plaintiff truck driver who allegedly slipped and fell on an oil spill at a loading dock at defendant's plant in Geneva, Illinois.

Plaintiff claimed he suffered a torn right medial meniscus. Defendants denied notice of any spill, asserted plaintiff had severe pre-existing degenerative arthritis and further argued that plaintiff had fallen on 12 different occasions before his arthroscopic surgery. Plaintiff responded by maintaining that he was asymptomatic prior to his first fall and that all subsequent falls were due to his weakened condition.

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