Overview

• A Cook County judge ordered Reinsdorf to give sworn testimony by July 31 in the suit over the Aug. 25, 2023 shooting that wounded two women in the left-field bleachers.
• Victim Jane Doe’s lawsuit accuses the White Sox, the Illinois Sports Facility Authority and the team’s security contractor of negligence for allowing a firearm into the ballpark.
• Attorneys say deposition questions will center on Reinsdorf’s post-shooting comments and the decision to continue the game despite the incident.
• Investigators with the Chicago Police Department still have not determined whether the shots were fired from inside or outside the stadium nearly two years later.
• Reinsdorf’s testimony arrives as he negotiates a potential sale of the franchise to Justin Ishbia, spotlighting oversight of stadium safety.