Douglas v. Arlington Park Racecourse, LLC

*898 ¶ 1 This appeal primarily revolves around a single question: is the sole proximate cause theory and jury instruction available in a negligence action if a defendant argues more than one nonparty actor was the sole proximate cause of plaintiff's injury?

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¶ 3 Plaintiff Rene Douglas (Rene) was a professional jockey. In 2009, Rene was paralyzed from the chest down after falling from his horse during a race at Arlington Park racecourse (Arlington Park). He suffered a "traumatic flexion compression," which caused a burst fracture of his T5 vertebrae. This fracture caused an impingement or…