BOGENBERGER v. PI KAPPA ALPHA CORP.

(Docket Nos. 120951, 120967, 120986 cons.).

104 N.E.3d 1110 (2018)

2018 IL 120951

Gary L. BOGENBERGER, Appellant, v. PI KAPPA ALPHA CORPORATION, INC., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Michael W. Rathsack, of Chicago ( Michael W. Rathsack and Peter R. Coladarci , of counsel), for appellant and cross-appellee.

Eric W. Moch and Robert E. Elworth , of HeplerBroom, LLC, of Chicago, for appellees and cross-appellants Pi Kappa Alpha Corporation, Inc., and Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.

Daniel J. Nolan and Elizabeth M. Bartolucci , of O'Hagan Meyer LLC, of Chicago, for appellees Alyssa Allegretti et al.

Michael C. Borders and Rosa M. Tumialan , of Dykema Gossett PLLC, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Alexander Jandick.

Robert K. Scott , of Scott Halsted & Babetch, P.C., of Chicago, for cross-appellant Steven A. Libert.

Michael Resis , of SmithAmundsen LLC, of Chicago, for cross-appellants Thomas F. Costello et al.

Thomas W. Starck and Cathleen M. Hobson , of Law Offices of Meachum, Boyle & Trafman, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Andrew W. Bouleanu.

Ray H. Rittenhouse , of Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, P.C., of Wheaton, for cross-appellant David R. Sailer.

John B. Higgins , of Higgins & Burke P.C., of St. Charles, for cross-appellant Andres J. Jiminez Jr.

George K. Flynn and Paul V. Esposito , of Clausen Miller P.C., of Chicago, for cross-appellant Isaiah Lott.

Kevin J. Caplis , of Querrey & Harrow Ltd., of Chicago, for cross-appellant John Wallace.

Mark Le Fevour , of ML Le Fevour & Associates, Ltd., of Burr Ridge, for cross-appellant Daniel Post.

Eileen M. Letts , of Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Michael J. Phillip Jr.

Timothy Palumbo , of Kopka, Pinkus & Dolan P.C., of Chicago, for cross-appellant Patrick W. Merrill.

Tom Cameli and Stephen M. Brandenburg , of Cameli & Hoag, P.C., of Chicago, for cross-appellant Daniel Biagini.

Douglas J. Esp and Benjamin J. Thomas , of Esp Kreuzer Cores LLP, of Wheaton, for cross-appellant Estefan A. Diaz.

Anthony Todd Schneider , of Law Offices of Capuani & Schneider, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Nicolas Sutor.

John S. Huntley and Renee Ziolkowski , of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Jonathan Hutchinson.

David H. Wolfe and Patrick R. Grady , of Wolfe & Jacobson, Ltd., of Chicago, for cross-appellant Russell P. Coyner.

Mark B. Ruda , of Condon & Cook, LLC, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Omar Salameh.

Christopher P. Leritz , of Leritz, Plunkert & Bruning, PC, of St. Louis, Missouri, for cross-appellant James P. Harvey.

David Koppelman and Joseph A. Bosco , of LaRose & Bosco, Ltd., of Chicago, for cross-appellant Alexander Renn.

Michael Malatesta , of Malatesta Law Offices LLC, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Nsenzi K. Salasini.

Brian G. White , of Ripes, Nelson, Baggot & Kalobratsos, PC, of Chicago, for cross-appellant Gregory Petryka.

Colin H. Dunn , of Clifford Law Offices, P.C., of Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


OPINION

¶ 1 David Bogenberger attended a pledge event at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house at Northern Illinois University, where an evening of vodka-laden hazing ensued. By the end of the night, his blood alcohol level would reach more than five times the legal...

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