Split Supreme Court Orders Dismissal of Injured Truck Driver's 3rd-Party Suit

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review a worker’s challenge to a determination that the terms of his workers’ compensation settlement limited the injuries for which he could seek a recovery in a third-party tortfeasor action. Case: Armstead v. National Freight, No. 126730, 12/16/2021, published. Facts: Clifton Armstead worked as a truck driver for Manfredi Mushroom Cos. Inc., a Pennsylvania-based business. He allegedly suffered injuries in March 2015 vehicular collision at the entrance to a truck terminal in Minooka, Illinois. Armstead claimed his...