Illinois Supreme Court Emphasizes Contact Sports Exception in Reversal

The Supreme Court of Illinois has reinstated a trial court’s decision that dismissed the complaint of a hockey player’s parent, who filed a lawsuit after his son was body checked from behind during a hockey game.   Specifically, the court echoed the findings of circuit court of Du Page County, which found that the contact sports exception adopted by the high court in Pfister v. Shusta, 167 Ill. 2d 417 (1995), was applicable.   The incident occurred when Benjamin Karas was playing i