read clause in Illinois

2023“Under the collateral source rule, benefits received by the injured party from a source wholly independent of, and collateral to, the tortfeasor will not diminish damages otherwise recoverable from the tortfeasor.” Wilson v. Hoffman Group, Inc., 131 Ill. 2d 308, 320 (1989).

2020“Under the collateral source rule, benefits received by the injured party from a source wholly independent of, and collateral to, the tortfeasor will not diminish damages otherwise recoverable from the tortfeasor.” Wilson v. Hoffman Group, Inc., 131 Ill. 2d 308, 320 (1989).

2023See Velocity Investments, LLC v. Alston, 397 Ill. App. 3d 296, 297-98 (2010) (choosing to reach the merits of the argument despite the party’s disregard of the rules).

2020See Velocity Investments, LLC v. Alston, 397 Ill. App. 3d 296, 297-98 (2010) (choosing to reach the merits of the argument despite the party’s disregard of the rules).

2017See Kinzer, 232 Ill. 2d at 184-85 (“[w]e may not depart from a statute’s plain language by reading into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions the legislature did not express”).

2017See Kinzer, 232 Ill. 2d at 184-85 (“[w]e may not depart from a statute’s plain language by reading into it exceptions, limitations, or conditions the legislature did not express”).

2023Where the text of a statute is clear and unambiguous, as is the case herein, we need not resort to canons of statutory construction (Department of Transportation v. Singh, 393 Ill. App. 3d 458, 465 (2009)), e.g., the principle that if there is a conflict between a general and a specific provision, the specific provision prevails.

2020See Johnson, 386 Ill. App. 3d at 554 (noting that, in the absence of an adequate record, we presume that the court’s order was supported by a sufficient factual basis and was entered in conformity with the law).