Evans v. Doherty Construction, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE FITZGERALD SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

The appeal in this workers’ compensation case concerns the circuit court’s orders directing third-party defendant Atash Fire & Safety Equipment Co. (Atash) to pay statutory attorney fees and expenses to plaintiff Michael Evans after Atash had sold its workers’ compensation lien to defendants Doherty Construction, Inc. (Doherty), Roughneck Concrete Drilling and Sawing Co. (Roughneck), McDonough Mechanical Services, Inc. (McDonough), and Wolf Mechanical (Wolf). On appeal, Atash contends the court improperly ordered the payment…