Scott v. Wendy’s Properties, LLC

Plaintiff filed a negligence lawsuit against the defendant after plaintiff was injured in a shooting while waiting in a drive-thru line at the defendant’s restaurant. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant was negligent for failing to provide overnight security guards. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant and plaintiff appealed. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, explaining that because the shooting was an “extreme, isolated, and unprovoked” violent event, it was not reasonably foreseeable. (BRENNAN and MALDONADO, concurring)