Posted by Tiffany Sanders J.D. | Posted in Personal Injury Cases in the News
An Illinois personal injury case against Starbucks that was dismissed earlier this year has been revived by the Appellate Court. The Circuit Court Judge had ruled that the personal injury suit could not go forward because the facility was operating on Southern Illinois University property and the university was liable under a contract with Starbucks. Thus, the Judge determined that sovereign immunity barred the suit.
The Appellate Court determined that the agreement between Starbucks and the school was simply an indemnity agreement, and that to bar suit against Starbucks because of it would allow governmental entities to transfer their sovereign immunity to private corporations.
