Dejohn v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION IDA DEJOHN, No. 18-cv-00079 Plaintiff, Judge John F. Kness v. DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This personal injury case arises from a 2015 incident at a Dollar Tree store in Tinley Park, Illinois.1 As Plaintiff Ida DeJohn was pushing a shopping cart down the aisle, she felt the wheels of her cart stop abruptly. When the cart stopped, Plaintiff lost her balance, fell, and was injured. Plaintiff later sued Defendant and alleged that, even though Plaintiff did not see what…