HELLWEG v. SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT

No. 1-10-3604.

956 N.E.2d 954 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 826

Brian HELLWEG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT; Chicago Special Events Management; Henry Richard Zemola, Individually and as an Agent and/or Employee of Special Events Management and Chicago Special Events Management; Anthony W. Abruscato, Individually and as an Agent and/or Employee of Special Events Management and Chicago Special Events Management; Steven J. Hansen, Individually and as an Agent and/or Employee of Special Events Management and Chicago Special Events Management; Joshua L. Ruston, Individually and as an Agent and/or Employee of Special Events Management and Chicago Special Events Management; Peter G. Vanderhye, Individually and as an Agent and/or Employee of Special Events Management and Chicago Special Events Management; The Village of Elk Grove; Craig B. Johnson, individually and as an Agent and/or Employee of The Village of Elk Grove; Alexian Brothers Hospital Network; and Claudine Quevedo, as Mother and Next of Friend of Greg B. Quevedo, a Minor, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

July 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn Daley Scott , Power, Rogers & Smith, PC, Chicago, for appellant.

Ronald G. Zamarin , Law Offices of Ronald G. Zamarin, Chicago, for appellees Village of Elk Grove and Craig B. Johnson.

Robert Marc Chemers , David M. Bennett , Sara Jane Brundage , Richard M. Burgland , Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtrd., Chicago, for other appellees.


OPINION

Justice EPSTEIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Brian Hellweg, appeals the involuntary dismissal of his negligence claims pursuant to section 2-619 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-619 (West 2008)). He maintains the trial court relied on an unenforceable release to dismiss his claims. We affirm.

¶ 2 BACKGROUND

¶ 3 Plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit seeking to...

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