People v. Philip Morris, Inc.

Docket Nos. 90185, 90186–Agenda 38–May 2001.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC. (Hagen & Berman et al ., Appellees).

Opinion filed October 18, 2001.

The questions presented for review are: (1) does a circuit court have jurisdiction to adjudicate an attorney’s lien against the proceeds of a settlement where the State of Illinois was the plaintiff in the underlying action and where the settlement funds have never come into the possession or control of the state; and (2) did the circuit court of Cook County abuse its discretion in this case by establishing an…