Illinois Supreme Court
Civil Court
Workers' Compensation
Plaintiff was injured at work due to alleged negligence of third parties. Plaintiff filed a successful claim for workers' compensation benefits.Employer filed subrogation complaint. Plaintiff then filed personal injury complaint against third parties, which court dismissed with prejudice as untimely. Court properly denied Plaintiff's petition to intervene in employer's subrogation action, on grounds of res judicata, due to court's dismissal of Plaintiff's personal injury case. (KARMEIER, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, GARMAN, THEIS, and NEVILLE, concurring.)