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Articles From Diane B. Curtis

No lien on employee’s legal malpractice recovery By Bernard Wysocki & Diane B. Curtis General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, March 1999 The appellate court held that employer was not entitled to a §5(b) lien against proceeds of an employee's suit against his attorney for failure to file a third-party action.
Employer to pay §5(b) attorney fees in employee’s tort action against third party By Bernard Wysocki & Diane B. Curtis General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm, February 1999 The Illinois Supreme Court held employer obligated to pay full amount of plaintiff's attorney fees pursuant to §5(b) unreduced by amount employer obligated to pay in contribution in a third-party tort action.

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