Jeff Greenspan, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, discusses a recent decision from the Illinois Supreme Court. The ruling abolishes the public duty doctrine in Illinois, shifting the responsibilities for providing indemnity for those performing important community services from the courts solely to the legislature. In his column, Jeff asserts that such a shift may not bode well for those performing, nor for those receiving, services previously protected by the public duty rule.
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