ESTATE OF LAKE v. MARTEN

No. 96 C 50157.

946 F.Supp. 605 (1996)

ESTATE OF Nathan LAKE, a minor, Plaintiff/Counter-defendant, v. Theresa MARTEN, Administrator of the Newell Corporation Employee Welfare Benefit Plan, and Newell Corporation Employee Benefit Plan, Defendants/Counter-plaintiffs.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Western Division.

December 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter A. Savitski, Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff/Counter-defendant.

Robert C. Pottinger, Barrick, Switzer, Long, Balsley & Van Evera, Rockford, IL, Thomas L. Henderson, Thomas H. Lawrence, McKnight, Hudson, Lewis & Henderson, Memphis, TN, for Defendants/Counter-plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REINHARD, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Nathan Lake, a minor, was injured in a shooting accident on September 6, 1993. Susan Lake, his guardian, filed suit on his behalf against the tortfeasor, which eventually led to a settlement of $150,000 payable to the minor's estate. Pursuant to Illinois law, the personal injury settlement was conditioned on the approval of the probate court of Winnebago County, Illinois...

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