Johnson v. Tikuye
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lampkin
Presiding Justice Hall and Justice Hoffman concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
This case involves a worker’s compensation lien. The State of Illinois ex rel. The Department of Central Management Services (CMS) intervened in a negligence action brought by plaintiff, Loryann Johnson, against third-party tortfeasors, Ayalnesh Tikuye and Amigo Driving School, following a car accident. After Johnson was awarded proceeds in an arbitration, CMS filed a motion to enforce its worker’s compensation lien against that award pursuant to section 5(b) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820…
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- Smith v. Louis Joliet Shoppingtown L.P.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2007
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