{"id":6610,"date":"2017-08-30T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T10:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6610"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:35:17","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-claim-punitive-damages-negligent-hiring-supervision-retention-sexual-predator-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-claim-punitive-damages-negligent-hiring-supervision-retention-sexual-predator-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Claim for Punitive Damages for Negligent Hiring, Supervision and Retention in Sexual Predator Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was a pretrial hearing on the motion to add a punitive damage count to a complaint against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archchicago.org\/\">Catholic Bishop of Chicago <\/a>for alleged negligent conduct in hiring, supervising and retaining a priest who allegedly abused John Doe when he was a third-grade student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joinmychurch.com\/churches\/St-Agatha-Chicago-Illinois-United-States\/166569\">St. Agatha Academy<\/a>. The archdiocese argued that Doe shouldn\u2019t have to prove that representatives actually knew about the priest\u2019s wrongdoing and wicked proclivities.<\/p>\n<p>The trial judge ruled that Doe\u2019s evidence about the \u201cutter indifference\u201d of archdiocesan employees\u2019 safety for the young students could justify an exemplary or a claim of punitive damages. The judge certified the question of law for immediate appeal to the Illinois Appellate Court. The appeals panel concluded that the judge \u201cused the appropriate standard\u201d in concluding that Doe may demand punitive damages in his amended complaint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimply put,\u201d Justice Sheldon A. Harris explained, \u201cthe trial court may allow a claim for punitive damages if the evidence would reasonably support a finding that defendant acted willfully, or with such gross negligence as to indicate a wanton disregard of the rights of others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-claim-punitive-damages-negligent-hiring-supervision-retention-sexual-predator-lawsuit\/#more-6610\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a pretrial hearing on the motion to add a punitive damage count to a complaint against the Catholic Bishop of Chicago for alleged negligent conduct in hiring, supervising and retaining a priest who allegedly abused John Doe when he was a third-grade student at St. Agatha Academy. 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