Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Ill. Sports Facilities Auth. & Chi. White Sox, Ltd.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided June 29, 2018No. 18 C 964PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGary Feinerman, Judge
Dustin Fowler, a professional baseball player, brought this suit against the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority and Chicago White Sox, Ltd. (together, "the White Sox") in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, after he was seriously injured while playing at Guaranteed Rate Field, the White Sox's stadium. Doc. 1-1. The complaint characterizes Fowler's claims as negligence claims arising under Illinois law. Defendants removed the suit to this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1441, asserting that federal question jurisdiction lies under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because Fowler's claims are completely…
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