Smith v. The Hope School, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2008 WL 1722194) (C.D. Ill., 2008) Tanum Smith worked for The Hope School (currently known as The Hope Institute) from May 5, 2005 through September 19, 2006. The Hope School is a school for children with developmental disabilities. Smith individually worked with students as an individual [...]

Brian K. Dotson began working for BRP U.S. Inc. in 1999 in a “grind and trim” job. BRP manufactures recreational products including personal watercraft. In the “grind and trim” job, Dotson was required to drill and cut under boats. Sometimes Dotson was forced to do so in tight spaces. On January 7, 2004, Dotson hurt [...]