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PEOPLE v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC.

Nos. 90185, 90186.

759 N.E.2d 906 (2001)

198 Ill.2d 87

259 Ill.Dec. 845

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC. (Hagen & Berman et al., Appellees).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied December 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, and Don R. Sampen, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), and Jerold S. Solovy, Anton R. Valukas and Barry Levenstam, of Jenner & Block, Special Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, for the People.

Clifford Law Offices (Robert A. Clifford and Robert P. Sheridan, of counsel), and Hedlund, Hanley & Trafelet (Reuben L. Hedlund and Dean M. Trafelet, of counsel), Chicago, for appellees.

Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The questions presented for review are: (1) does a circuit court have jurisdiction to adjudicate an attorney's lien against the proceeds of a settlement where the State of Illinois was the plaintiff in the underlying action and where the settlement funds have never come into the possession or control of the state; and (2) did the circuit court of Cook County abuse its discretion in this case by establishing an escrow...

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