ST. PIERRE v. KOONMEN

No. 2-06-0139.

863 N.E.2d 279 (2007)

309 Ill.Dec. 49

Deborah ST. PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Karl C. KOONMEN, Defendant (Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

February 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Walsh, Guest, Walsh & Townsend, Ltd., Chicago, for Ohio Casualty Insurance Company.

Peter A. Savitski, Rockford, for Deborah St. Pierre.


Justice CALLUM delivered the opinion of the court:

Intervenor, Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (Ohio Casualty), appeals the circuit court's order denying its claim for a lien against the proceeds of a legal malpractice settlement between plaintiff, Deborah St. Pierre, and her former attorney, Karl C. Koonmen. The court ruled that Ohio Casualty was not entitled to reimbursement because Koonmen did not cause the injury for which Ohio Casualty paid benefits. Ohio Casualty...

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