Ramsey v. Morrison

The primary issues in this appeal concern the application of this court’s decision in Kotecki v. Cyclops Welding Corp., 146 Ill. 2d 155 (1991). We are asked to determine: (1) whether a third party sued by an injured employee may recover contribution from a coemployee who is immune from a direct suit by the employee under section 5(a) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/5(a) (West 1992)), and (2) how an employer’s contribution liability under Kotecki is calculated with relation to the attorney fees and costs provision of section 5(b) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (820 ILCS…