PRIMAX RECOVERIES, INC. v. ATHERTON

No. 5-04-0561.

851 N.E.2d 639 (2006)

PRIMAX RECOVERIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tracy ATHERTON, Brooke Atherton, and Phil Atherton, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

May 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Belofsky, Douglas M. Belofsky, Lance R. Minor, Belofsky & Belofsky, P.C., Chicago, for Appellant.

Mark E. Goodman, Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C., St. Louis, MO; Jerome E. McDonald, Campbell, Black, Carnine, Hedin, Ballard & McDonald, Mt. Vernon, for Appellees.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the right of a health insurance company to recover from the proceeds of a settlement involving a minor child with catastrophic injuries stemming from negligent medical care. The child's complaint in the underlying medical malpractice action alleged, among other things, that she had incurred medical expenses in the past; however, it is impossible to determine what, if any, portion of the proceeds...

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