Clay v. County of Cook

Petitioner-appellant Mark G. Slutsky (Slutsky) appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County awarding him additional attorney fees pursuant to section 2 — 1114 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1114 (West 1998)) for performing extraordinary services in a medical malpractice action but awarding him a fee of less than one-third of the recovery in that case. On appeal, Slutsky argues that an award of additional attorney fees pursuant to section 2 — 1114 is reviewed under the manifest weight of the evidence standard and that the trial court’s refusal to award him…