Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Settlements
(Modified upon denial of rehearing 4/30/14.) Workers' compensation settlement agreement is ambiguous as to total amount employer owed to employee. Court remanded case for evidentiary hearing as settlement agreement is ambiguous, contains conflicting clauses, and is open to more than one interpretation. Employer interprets agreement as requiring a lump-sum payment of $400,000; and employee interprets agreement as requiring a lump-sum payment of $400,000, in addition to payment of a Medicare Set-Aside, in annuity form.(PUCINSKI and MASON, concurring.)