Woodward v. Pratt, Bradford & Tobin, P.C.
State: Illinois
Court: 5th District Appellate
Docket No: 5-96-0696
Case Date: 09/08/1997
NO. 5-96-0696
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
FIFTH DISTRICT
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JAMES WOODWARD, ) Appeal from the
) Circuit Court of
Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Madison County.
)
v. )
)
PRATT, BRADFORD & TOBIN, P.C., ) No. 95-L-190
)
Defendant-Appellee )
) Honorable
(The Home Insurance Company, ) Phillip J. Kardis,
Intervenor-Appellant). ) Judge, presiding.
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JUSTICE MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:
In October 1989, James Woodward, an employee of John Morrell
& Company, was injured during the course of his employment. The
injury occurred in St. Louis County, Missouri, allegedly as a
result of a defective pallet truck manufactured by Crown Central
Corporation (Crown).
In November 1989 Woodward retained the firm of Pratt, Bradford
& Tobin, P.C. (Pratt), to represent him. A claim was filed on
Woodward's behalf with the Illinois Industrial Commission.
Illinois's jurisdiction over the workers' compensation claim was
challenged by the employer, but for reasons not pertinent here, the
commission found that it had jurisdiction and that Illinois law
applied. As a result, the employer's insurance carrier, Home
Insurance Company (Home), ultimately paid out benefits to Woodward
in an amount exceeding $155,000.
On April 4, 1994, 4
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