Sheppard v. Rebidas

Intervenor-appellant, Sentry Insurance Company (Sentry), as subrogee of Maytag Corporation (Maytag), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County finding that it did not have a lien pursuant to section 5(b) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/5(b) (West 2002)) against the proceeds of a settlement between plaintiff, Bernard Sheppard (Sheppard), and defendant, Bozena Rebidas (Rebidas). We affirm the circuit court.

The facts of this case are as follows. In 2000 and 2001, Sheppard was involved in several work-related accidents while employed by Maytag. The…