Ward v. Menard, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KATHLEEN F. WARD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 18-cv-05107 ) MENARD, INC., a Wisconsin Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ) corporation, ) ) Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The plaintiff, Ms. Kathleen Ward, sued Menard, Inc. (“Menards”) for negligence following an accident in which she tripped and fell on an uneven sidewalk at its Elgin, Illinois store. Menards has filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing (in a variety of ways) that, as a matter of law, the deviation was not unreasonably dangerous. For…