McVey v. M.L.K. Enterprises, LLC

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Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Health Care Services Lien Act
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL 118143
Decision Date: 
Thursday, May 21, 2015
District: 
5th Dist.
Division/County: 
Jackson Co.
Holding: 
Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.
Justice: 
THEIS
Under Section 10 of the Health Care Services Lien Act, attorney fees and costs should not be deducted from a plaintiff's total recovery prior to calculating the amount to be awarded for payment of any health care lien. (GARMAN, FREEMAN, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, KARMEIER, and BURKE, concurring.)