McVEY v. M.L.K. ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.

No. 118143.

32 N.E.3d 1112 (2015)

2015 IL 118143

Alma McVEY, Appellee, v. M.L.K. ENTERPRISES, L.L.C. (Southern Illinois Hospital Services, d/b/a Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 21, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Dahlen and Kara L. Jones , of Feirich/Mager/Green/Ryan, and John R. Daly , all of Carbondale, for appellant.

Darrell Dunham , of Carbondale, for appellee.

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Daniel F. Gallagher , Jeffrey S. McCutchan , Kent S. Ray and Lauren B. Klein , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for amicus curiae County of Cook.

William Gregory , of Koth & Gregory, P.C., of Bloomington, amicus curiae.

Richard R. King and Sherri DeVito , of Chicago, Adrienne J. Hersh , of Highland Park, and Mark D. Deaton , of Naperville, for amici curiae Illinois State Medical Society et al.


OPINION

¶ 1 The sole issue in this health care lien adjudication case is whether under section 10 of the Health Care Services Lien Act (Act) (770 ILCS 23/10 (West 2012)), attorney fees and costs must be deducted from a verdict, judgment, award, settlement, or compromise...

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