Treatment Providers Can't Assert Claim Against Worker's Settlement

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the proceeds of a workers' compensation settlement are exempt from claims by medical providers who treated the illness or injury. Case: In re Hernandez, No. 124661, 01/24/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Between 2009 and 2011, Elena Hernandez sustained on-the-job injuries and received medical treatment from the Ambulatory Surgical Care Facility, Marque Medicos Fullerton LLC, and Medicos Pain and Surgical Specialists S.C. In December 2016, she filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in the Northern District of Illinois. She reported ...