Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Common Fund
Court properly granted Plaintiff law firm summary judgment for attorney fees and costs it claimed due pursuant to Illinois common fund doctrine. Law firm filed personal injury suit for damages sustained in fall from ladder, and reached settlement. Law firm is entitled to its one-third share of monies recovered for self-funded employee welfare benefit fund of which its injured client was a member, for payment of its attorney fees and costs. fundu(GOLDENHERSH and SCHWARM, concurring.)