Illinois Compiled Statutes 770 ILCS 23/15 – Notice of judgment or award
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 770 ILCS 23/15
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
A judgment, award, settlement, or compromise secured by or on behalf of an injured person may not be satisfied without the injured person or his or her authorized representative first giving notice of the judgment, award, settlement, or compromise to the health care professional or health care provider that rendered a service in the treatment, care, or maintenance of the injured person and that has served a lien notice pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 10. The notice shall be in writing and served upon the lien holder or, in the case of a lien holder operated entirely by a unit of local government, upon the individual or entity authorized to receive service under Section 2-211 of the Code of Civil Procedure.