Alvarado v. Sersch

¶ 1. Dora Alvarado, Lenny Gonzales, Jessica Gonzales, Billy Gonzales, and Roberto Gonzales appeal a judgment and an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Meriter Retirement Services, Inc. and Oak- brook Corporation. Dora Alvarado worked for a cleaning company employed by Oakbrook, an apartment management company. While cleaning an empty apartment owned by Meriter and managed by Oakbrook, Dora Alvarado found and lit an explosive stick, thinking it was a candle. The explosion severely injured Alvarado's right hand. She and her children sued Mer-iter and…