Chidichimo v. University of Chicago Press

Plaintiff, Concetta Chidichimo, brought an action for spoliation of evidence against defendants, the University of Chicago Press, University Press, Inc., and the University of Chicago, alleging that defendants intentionally or negligently purged their computer of records plaintiff had requested in a previous workers’ compensation action brought against defendants after the death of plaintiff’s husband. The circuit court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint, finding that section 5(a) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act bars any action for damages resulting from an injury incurred in the…