Justice HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs, Ronny S. Corley (Corley) and Laura Corley, appeal from an order granting defendants a setoff for the full amount of a workers' compensation lien that was waived by his third-party employer in a settlement agreement. The issues presented here are whether (1) Corley lacks standing; and (2) under section 5(b) of the Workers' Compensation Act (820 ILCS 305/5(b) (West 1992)), attorney fees and costs may be...
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