MCDONALD v. SYMPHONY BRONZEVILLE PARK, LLC

(Docket No. 126511).

193 N.E.3d 1253 (2022)

2022 IL 126511

Marquita MCDONALD, Appellee, v. SYMPHONY BRONZEVILLE PARK, LLC, et al. (Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Filed February 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. McArdle , Alexandra S. Davidson , and Joseph A. Donado , of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, of Chicago, for appellant.

Ryan D. Andrews and J. Eli Wade-Scott , of Edelson PC, of Chicago, J. Aaron Lawson , of Edelson PC, of San Francisco, California, and David J. Fish and Mara A. Baltabols , of The Fish Law Firm, P.C., of Naperville, for appellee.

Gretchen Harris Sperry , Joshua G. Vincent , David M. Schultz , and John P. Ryan , of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, of Chicago, for amici curiae Affected Illinois Employers.

Melissa A. Siebert , Matthew C. Wolfe , and Yara K. Rashad , of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, of Chicago, and Angelo I. Amador , of Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae Restaurant Law Center.

Kurt Niermann , of Porro Niermann Law Group LLC, of Aurora, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Vitas J. Mockaitis , of Costa & Ivone, and Michelle L. LaFayette , of Ganan & Shapiro, P.C., both of Chicago, for amicus curiae Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association.

Matthew J. Singer , of Matt Singer Law, LLC, Gail S. Eisenberg , of Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd., and Catherine Simmons-Gill , of Offices of Catherine Simmons-Gill LLC, all of Chicago, for amici curiae National Employment Lawyers Association, Illinois Chapter, et al.


OPINION

¶ 1 The instant action involves an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 308 (eff. July 1, 2017), wherein we consider the following certified question:

"Do[] the exclusivity provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act [(Compensation...

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