Lawsuit Against Fuller's Car Wash in Hinsdale
Lawsuit Against Fuller's Car Wash in Hinsdale
Lawsuit Against Fuller's Car Wash in Hinsdale
SOPHIA N. RICCIARDI, )
MICHAL LIZLER, and )
CONNOR J. SULLIVAN )
)
Plaintiffs, )
) No.
v. )
)
102 W. CHICAGO, LLC; )
FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS,L.L.C.; )
FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC; )
FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C.; )
FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC.; )
FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO.; )
FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC.; )
FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC.; )
MARTIN CONTRERAS, as father, guardian, )
and next friend of MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., )
a minor; Individually, and as Agent, Servant and/or )
Employee of102 W. CHICAGO, LLC; )
FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.; ) JURY DEMAND
FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC; )
FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C.; )
FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC.; )
FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO.; )
FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC; )
FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC. )
)
Defendants. )
COMPLAINT AT LAW
CONNOR J. SULLIVAN, by and through their attorneys, GWC INJURY LAWYERS, LLC, and
1. Plaintiff SOPHIA N. RICCIARDI is and at all times relevant to this matter was a
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2. Plaintiff MICHAL LIZLER is and at all times relevant to this matter was a resident of
3. Plaintiff CONNOR J. SULLIVAN is and at all times relevant to this matter was a
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR. a minor, is and at all times relevant to this matter was a resident and
having their principal place of business located at 102 W. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, Illinois 60521.
is an Illinois corporation, having their principal place of business located at 102 W. Chicago Ave.,
corporation, having their principal place of business located at 102 W. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, Illinois
60521.
Illinois corporation, having their principal place of business located at 11730 Southwest Hwy, Palos
Heights, IL 60463.
corporation, having their principal place of business located at 1023 W. 55TH Street STE 110, La
Grange, IL 60525.
10. At all relevant times, Defendant, FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., is an Illinois
corporation, having their principal place of business located at 11730 Southwest Hwy, Palos Heights,
IL 60463.
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11. At all relevant times, Defendant, FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO. is an
Illinois corporation, having their principal place of business located at 9124 W. 47th Street, Brookfield,
IL 60513.
12. At all relevant times, Defendant, FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC. is an Illinois
corporation, having their principal place of business located at 102 W. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, Illinois
60521.
13. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
14. That on or about July 17, 2023, Plaintiffs SOPHIA N. RICCIARDI, MICHAL
LIZLER, and CONNOR J. SULLIVAN, were lawful patrons dining at Fontano’s Subs, located at 9
15. That at the aforesaid time and place, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC and/or FULLER’S
FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC. and/or FULLER’S
CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO. and/or FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC. and/or FULLER’S
SERVICE CENTER, INC. (hereinafter, “Fuller Entities”), owned and/or operated a car wash directly
across the street from Fontano’s Subs, located at 102 W. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, Illinois 60521,
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Google Satellite Image Showing Fuller’s Car Wash and Fontano’s Subs
16. That at the aforesaid time and place Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor,
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., was the driver of a 2020 Jeep Wrangler (hereinafter, the “Jeep”), as he
was pulling out of the car wash and into the parking lot of his employer, the Fuller Entities.
17. That at the aforesaid time and place, the vehicle operated by Defendant MARTIN
CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., exited the car wash, drove across the
Defendant Fuller Entities’ parking lot striking a pedestrian, drove across Lincoln Street, and then
crashed into and entered Fontano Sub’s Building, striking the Plaintiffs.
18. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was operating said vehicle in his capacity as an agent, servant and/or employee of
Defendant Fuller Entities, namely, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC and/or FULLER’S REAL ESTATE
CAR CARE, L.L.C. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH
EQUIPMENT CO. and/or FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC and/or FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER,
INC.
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COUNT I | Negligence Respondeat Superior
Sophia N. Ricciardi v. 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC, FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS,
L.L.C., FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC, FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C.,
FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC., FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO., FULLER’S
CAR CARE, INC., FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC.
19. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
20. On July 17, 2023, and at the time of the Collision, Defendant MARTIN
CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., was an employee and agent of Defendant
Fuller Entities, namely, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC and/or FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS,
L.L.C. and/or FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC and/or FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE,
L.L.C. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO.
and/or FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., and/or FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC.
21. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was acting in the course and scope of his employment with the business
22. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was operating the Jeep in furtherance of the Defendant Fuller Entities’ business
interests.
negligence in operating the Jeep was a direct and proximate cause of the Collision.
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., while operating the Jeep within the scope and course of his employment
with the Defendant Fuller Entities, and in furtherance of their businesses interests, the Defendant
Fuller Entities, and each of them, are vicariously liable for Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s
minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR.’s negligence and the damages sustained by Plaintiffs.
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25. On or about July 17, 2023, and at all times relevant herein, Defendant Fuller Entities
CONTRERAS JR, failed to exercise reasonable care by committing one or more of the following acts
or omissions:
(a) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle;
(b) Carelessly and negligently failed to exercise that degree of care and caution that a
reasonable person under similar circumstances would have exercised in the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(c) Carelessly and negligently failed to keep an adequate, or any, lookout during the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(d) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle at a speed
that was greater than was reasonable having regard for the traffic in violation of
625 ILCS 5/11-601.
(e) Carelessly and negligently failed to give audible warning with his horn, when such
warning was reasonable and necessary, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/12-601;
(f) Carelessly and negligently failed to change the course of said motor vehicle so as
to avoid striking Plaintiff;
(h) Carelessly and negligently failed to stop on a signal and yield right of way to a
pedestrian, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-903;
(i) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle with a
willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, in violation of 625 ILCS
5/11-503(a);
(k) Failed to prohibit the use of the car wash by vehicles known to have a risk
and/or propensity to encounter sudden acceleration events;
(l) Caused and permitted an inexperienced employee to operate the subject Jeep
vehicle when the Defendant Fuller Entities knew, or in the exercise of ordinary
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care should have known, that Jeep vehicles have a history of sudden
accelerations events.
26. That one or more of the aforesaid careless acts and negligent acts and/or omissions
of the Defendants, and each of them, was a proximate cause of the collision and of the injuries
sustained by the Plaintiff, SOPHIA N. RICCIARDI, which are of physical, personal, emotional, and
pecuniary nature.
27. That as a further direct and proximate result of the aforementioned negligent acts
and/or omissions of the Defendants, and each of them, the Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent
injuries, both internally and externally, and was and will be hindered and prevented from attending to
her usual duties and affairs and has lost and will in the future lose the value of that time as
aforementioned. Plaintiff also sustained great pain and anguish, both in mind and body, and will in
the future continue to suffer. Plaintiff further expended and became liable for, and will expend and
become liable for, large sums of money for medical care and services endeavoring to become healed
Defendants, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC, FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, L.L.C., FULLER
ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC, FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C., FULLER’S CAR WASH,
INC., FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO., FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., FULLER’S
SERVICE CENTER, INC., and each of them, for a sum in excess of $50,000.00, plus the costs of
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COUNT II | Negligence Respondeat Superior
Michal Lizler v. 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC, FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.,
FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC, FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C.,
FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC., FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO., FULLER’S
CAR CARE, INC., FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC.
28. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
29. On July 17, 2023, and at the time of the Collision, Defendant MARTIN
CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., was an employee and agent of Defendant
Fuller Entities, namely, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC and/or FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS,
L.L.C. and/or FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC and/or FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE,
L.L.C. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO.
and/or FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., and/or FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC.
30. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was acting in the course and scope of his employment with the business
31. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was operating the Jeep in furtherance of the Defendant Fuller Entities’ business
interests.
negligence in operating the Jeep was a direct and proximate cause of the Collision.
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., while operating the Jeep within the scope and course of his employment
with the Defendant Fuller Entities, and in furtherance of their businesses interests, the Defendant
Fuller Entities, and each of them, are vicariously liable for Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s
minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR.’s negligence and the damages sustained by Plaintiffs.
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34. On or about July 17, 2023, and at all times relevant herein, Defendant Fuller Entities
CONTRERAS JR, failed to exercise reasonable care by committing one or more of the following acts
or omissions:
(a) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle;
(b) Carelessly and negligently failed to exercise that degree of care and caution that a
reasonable person under similar circumstances would have exercised in the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(c) Carelessly and negligently failed to keep an adequate, or any, lookout during the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(d) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle at a speed
that was greater than was reasonable having regard for the traffic in violation of
625 ILCS 5/11-601.
(e) Carelessly and negligently failed to give audible warning with his horn, when such
warning was reasonable and necessary, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/12-601;
(f) Carelessly and negligently failed to change the course of said motor vehicle so as
to avoid striking Plaintiff;
(h) Carelessly and negligently failed to stop on a signal and yield right of way to a
pedestrian, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-903;
(i) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle with a
willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, in violation of 625 ILCS
5/11-503(a);
(k) Failed to prohibit the use of the car wash by vehicles known to have a risk
and/or propensity to encounter sudden acceleration events;
(l) Caused and permitted an inexperienced employee to operate the subject Jeep
vehicle when the Defendant Fuller Entities knew, or in the exercise of ordinary
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care should have known, that Jeep vehicles have a history of sudden
accelerations events.
35. That one or more of the aforesaid careless and negligent acts and/or omissions of the
Defendants, and each of them, was a proximate cause of the collision and of the injuries sustained by
the Plaintiff, MICHAL LIZLER, which are of physical, personal, emotional, and pecuniary nature.
36. That as a further direct and proximate result of the aforementioned negligent acts
and/or omissions of the Defendants, and each of them, the Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent
injuries, both internally and externally, and was and will be hindered and prevented from attending to
his usual duties and affairs and has lost and will in the future lose the value of that time as
aforementioned. Plaintiff also sustained great pain and anguish, both in mind and body, and will in
the future continue to suffer. Plaintiff further expended and became liable for, and will expend and
become liable for, large sums of money for medical care and services endeavoring to become healed
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, MICHAL LIZLER demands judgment against the Defendants, 102
ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC, FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C., FULLER’S CAR WASH,
INC., FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO., FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., FULLER’S
SERVICE CENTER, INC., and each of them, for a sum in excess of $50,000.00, plus the costs of
37. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
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38. On July 17, 2023, and at the time of the Collision, Defendant MARTIN
CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., was an employee and agent of Defendant
Fuller Entities, namely, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC and/or FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS,
L.L.C. and/or FULLER ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC and/or FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE,
L.L.C. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH, INC. and/or FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO.
and/or FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., and/or FULLER’S SERVICE CENTER, INC.
39. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was acting in the course and scope of his employment with the business
40. At all times relevant herein, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., was operating the Jeep in furtherance of the Defendant Fuller Entities’ business
interests.
negligence in operating the Jeep was a direct and proximate cause of the Collision.
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., while operating the Jeep within the scope and course of his employment
with the Defendant Fuller Entities, and in furtherance of their businesses interests, the Defendant
Fuller Entities, and each of them, are vicariously liable for Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s
minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR.’s negligence and the damages sustained by Plaintiffs.
43. On or about July 17, 2023, and at all times relevant herein, Defendant Fuller Entities
CONTRERAS JR, failed to exercise reasonable care by committing one or more of the following acts
or omissions:
(a) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle;
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(b) Carelessly and negligently failed to exercise that degree of care and caution that a
reasonable person under similar circumstances would have exercised in the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(c) Carelessly and negligently failed to keep an adequate, or any, lookout during the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(d) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle at a speed
that was greater than was reasonable having regard for the traffic in violation of
625 ILCS 5/11-601.
(e) Carelessly and negligently failed to give audible warning with his horn, when such
warning was reasonable and necessary, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/12-601;
(f) Carelessly and negligently failed to change the course of said motor vehicle so as
to avoid striking Plaintiff;
(h) Carelessly and negligently failed to stop on a signal and yield right of way to a
pedestrian, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-903;
(i) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle with a
willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, in violation of 625 ILCS
5/11-503(a);
(k) Failed to prohibit the use of the car wash by vehicles known to have a risk
and/or propensity to encounter sudden acceleration events;
(l) Caused and permitted an inexperienced employee to operate the subject Jeep
vehicle when the Defendant Fuller Entities knew, or in the exercise of ordinary
care should have known, that Jeep vehicles have a history of sudden
accelerations events.
44. That one or more of the aforesaid careless and negligent acts and/or omissions of the
Defendants, and each of them, was a proximate cause of the collision and of the injuries sustained by
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the Plaintiff, CONNOR J. SULLIVAN, which are of physical, personal, emotional, and pecuniary
nature.
45. That as a further direct and proximate result of the aforementioned negligent acts
and/or omissions of the Defendants, and each of them, the Plaintiff sustained severe and permanent
injuries, both internally and externally, and was and will be hindered and prevented from attending to
her usual duties and affairs and has lost and will in the future lose the value of that time as
aforementioned. Plaintiff also sustained great pain and anguish, both in mind and body, and will in
the future continue to suffer. Plaintiff further expended and became liable for, and will expend and
become liable for, large sums of money for medical care and services endeavoring to become healed
Defendants, 102 W. CHICAGO, LLC, FULLER’S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, L.L.C., FULLER
ADMINISTRATIVE, LLC, FULLER’S FAMILY CAR CARE, L.L.C., FULLER’S CAR WASH,
INC., FULLER’S CAR WASH EQUIPMENT CO., FULLER’S CAR CARE, INC., FULLER’S
SERVICE CENTER, INC., and each of them, for a sum in excess of $50,000.00, plus the costs of
COUNT IV | Negligence
Sophia Ricciardi v. Martin Contreras, as parent, guardian, and next friend of
Martin Contreras Jr., a minor
46. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
47. That at the aforesaid time and place, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor,
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., had the duty to operate said motor vehicle in a reasonably safe manner
and to exercise ordinary care and caution so as not to cause injury to others, specifically the plaintiff.
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48. That the Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR.,
then and there committed of one or more of the following careless and negligent acts and/or
omissions:
(a) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle;
(b) Carelessly and negligently failed to exercise that degree of care and caution that a
reasonable person under similar circumstances would have exercised in the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(c) Carelessly and negligently failed to keep an adequate, or any, lookout during the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(d) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle at a speed
that was greater than was reasonable having regard for the traffic in violation of
625 ILCS 5/11-601.
(e) Carelessly and negligently failed to give audible warning with his horn, when such
warning was reasonable and necessary, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/12-601;
(f) Carelessly and negligently failed to change the course of said motor vehicle so as
to avoid striking Plaintiff;
(h) Carelessly and negligently failed to stop on a signal and yield right of way to a
pedestrian, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-903;
(i) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle with a
willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, in violation of 625 ILCS
5/11-503(a).
49. That one or more of the aforesaid careless and negligent acts and or/ omissions of the
Defendant was a proximate cause of the collision and the injuries hereafter stated which are of a
50. That as a direct and proximate result of one or more of the aforesaid careless and
negligent acts and/or omissions of the Defendant, Plaintiff, SOPHIA N. RICCIARDI, sustained
severe and permanent injuries both externally and internally, and was and will be hindered and
prevented from attending to her usual duties and affairs, and has lost and will in the future lose the
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value of that as aforementioned. Plaintiff also suffered great pain and anguish, both in mind and body,
and will in the future continue to suffer. Plaintiff further expended and became liable for, and will
expend and become liable for, large sums of money for medical care and services endeavoring to
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, SOPHIA N. RICCIARDI, prays for a judgment in her favor and
against the Defendant, MARTIN CONTRERAS as parent, guardian, and next friend of MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., a minor, in a sum in excess of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000) DOLLARS, plus
COUNT V | Negligence
Michal Lizler v. Martin Contreras, as parent, guardian, and next friend of
Martin Contreras Jr., a minor
51. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
52. That at the aforesaid time and place, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor,
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., had the duty to operate said motor vehicle in a reasonably safe manner
and to exercise ordinary care and caution so as not to cause injury to others, specifically the plaintiff.
53. That the Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR.,
then and there committed of one or more of the following careless and negligent acts and/or
omissions:
(a) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle;
(b) Carelessly and negligently failed to exercise that degree of care and caution that a
reasonable person under similar circumstances would have exercised in the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(c) Carelessly and negligently failed to keep an adequate, or any, lookout during the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(d) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle at a speed
that was greater than was reasonable having regard for the traffic in violation of
625 ILCS 5/11-601.
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(e) Carelessly and negligently failed to give audible warning with his horn, when such
warning was reasonable and necessary, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/12-601;
(f) Carelessly and negligently failed to change the course of said motor vehicle so as
to avoid striking Plaintiff;
(h) Carelessly and negligently failed to stop on a signal and yield right of way to a
pedestrian, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-903;
(i) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle with a
willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, in violation of 625 ILCS
5/11-503(a).
54. That one or more of the aforesaid careless acts and negligent acts and or/ omissions
of the Defendant was a proximate cause of the collision and the injuries hereafter stated which are of
55. That as a direct and proximate result of one or more of the aforesaid careless and
negligent acts and/or omissions of the Defendant, Plaintiff, MICHAL LIZLER, sustained severe and
permanent injuries both externally and internally, and was and will be hindered and prevented from
attending to his usual duties and affairs, and has lost and will in the future lose the value of that as
aforementioned. Plaintiff also suffered great pain and anguish, both in mind and body, and will in the
future continue to suffer. Plaintiff further expended and became liable for, and will expend and
become liable for, large sums of money for medical care and services endeavoring to become healed
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, MICHAL LIZLER, prays for a judgment in his favor and against
the Defendant, MARTIN CONTRERAS as parent, guardian, and next friend of MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., a minor, in a sum in excess of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000) DOLLARS, plus
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COUNT VI | Negligence
Connor J. Sullivan v. Martin Contreras, as parent, guardian, and next friend of
Martin Contreras Jr., a minor
56. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference all of the preceding allegations of the
57. That at the aforesaid time and place, Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor,
MARTIN CONTRERAS JR., had the duty to operate said motor vehicle in a reasonably safe manner
and to exercise ordinary care and caution so as not to cause injury to others, specifically the plaintiff.
58. That the Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS’s minor, MARTIN CONTRERAS JR.,
then and there committed of one or more of the following careless and negligent acts and/or
omissions:
(a) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle;
(b) Carelessly and negligently failed to exercise that degree of care and caution that a
reasonable person under similar circumstances would have exercised in the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(c) Carelessly and negligently failed to keep an adequate, or any, lookout during the
operation of said motor vehicle;
(d) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle at a speed
that was greater than was reasonable having regard for the traffic in violation of
625 ILCS 5/11-601.
(e) Carelessly and negligently failed to give audible warning with his horn, when such
warning was reasonable and necessary, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/12-601;
(f) Carelessly and negligently failed to change the course of said motor vehicle so as
to avoid striking Plaintiff;
(h) Carelessly and negligently failed to stop on a signal and yield right of way to a
pedestrian, in violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-903;
(i) Carelessly and negligently operated and controlled said motor vehicle with a
willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others, in violation of 625 ILCS
5/11-503(a).
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59. That one or more of the aforesaid careless acts and negligent acts and or/ omissions
of the Defendant was a proximate cause of the collision and the injuries hereafter stated which are of
60. That as a direct and proximate result of one or more of the aforesaid careless and
negligent acts and/or omissions of the Defendant, Plaintiff, CONNOR J. SULLIVAN, sustained
severe and permanent injuries both externally and internally, and was and will be hindered and
prevented from attending to his usual duties and affairs, and has lost and will in the future lose the
value of that as aforementioned. Plaintiff also suffered great pain and anguish, both in mind and body,
and will in the future continue to suffer. Plaintiff further expended and became liable for, and will
expend and become liable for, large sums of money for medical care and services endeavoring to
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff, CONNOR J. SULLIVAN, prays for a judgment in his favor and
against the Defendant MARTIN CONTRERAS as parent, guardian, and next friend of MARTIN
CONTRERAS JR., a minor, in a sum in excess of FIFTY THOUSAND ($50,000) DOLLARS, plus
Respectfully submitted,
GWC Injury Lawyers, LLC
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