92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0517
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Senate Sponsors:
DILLARD-MAITLAND.

House Sponsors:
DANIELS-CROSS

Short description: 
ATTY LIEN-TOBACCO SETTLEMENT                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Attorneys Lien Act.  Provides that the  Act  does  not      
   apply to any claim, demand, cause of action, or action that results in      
   a  tobacco  settlement  agreement. Provides that a lien is not created      
   under the Act for the whole or any part of the amount of any fee  that      
   may  have  been  agreed upon by and between an attorney and his or her      
   client with respect to such a  claim,  demand,  cause  of  action,  or      
   action.   Provides  that  a  lien does not attach under the Act to any      
   settlement or judgment that is the subject  of  a  tobacco  settlement      
   agreement,  nor  does  a  lien  attach  under  the Act to any money or      
   property  recovered  pursuant  to  such  a  settlement  or   judgment.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          770 ILCS 5/1                                                         
        Deletes all of the amendatory provisions.  Amends  the  Attorneys      
   Lien  Act.  Provides  that  the Act does not create a lien, nor has it      
   ever created a lien, in favor of any attorney representing  the  State      
   of  Illinois in certain matters, and provides, in particular, that the      
   Act did not create a lien in favor of the attorneys  representing  the      
   State  of  Illinois  in the case of People of the State of Illinois v.      
   Philip Morris et al. (Circuit court of Cook  County,  No.  96-L13146).      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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