{"id":2384,"date":"2013-11-27T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2013-11-24T07:59:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T13:59:40","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-agrees-dismissal-appeal-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-agrees-dismissal-appeal-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Agrees with Dismissal of Appeal in Injury Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">On Aug. 31, 2009, the plaintiff, Juan Zamora, filed a lawsuit alleging negligence against the defendants for injuries he suffered.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>A lawsuit was filed against defendants Cheri and Paul Payne.<span>\u00a0<\/span>On March 24, 2010, that lawsuit was dismissed because it was barred by the exclusivity provisions of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/ilcs\/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2430&amp;ChapterID=68\">Illinois Workers\u2019 Compensation Act <\/a>and included an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.il.us\/court\/supremecourt\/rules\/art_iii\/artiii.htm\">Illinois Supreme Court Rule 304(a)<\/a> finding.<span>\u00a0<\/span>On April 23, 2010, Zamora filed a motion to reconsider the dismissal.\u00a0On June 29, 2009, the trial judge allowed the defendants leave to file a third-party complaint seeking contribution against Ricardo Montiel, Newsboy Delivery Systems,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Inc. and Unique Distribution Services, Inc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">On July 11, 2012, more than two years after the Paynes filed their third-party claim, the trial court dismissed the Payne defendants\u2019 contribution claim.<span>\u00a0<\/span>On that date, Zamora asked the trial judge to make a new Rule 304(a) finding with respect to the March 24, 2010 dismissal order.<span>\u00a0<\/span>On July 24, 2012, Zamora filed a notice of appeal regarding the March 24, 2010 dismissal order and the subsequent denial of his motion to reconsider.<span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>On May 14, 2013, the trial judge dismissed all remaining causes of action directed against the Payne defendants.<span>\u00a0<\/span>On June 5, 2013, Zamora filed the notice of appeal initiating the current appeal seeking reversal of the March 24, 2010 dismissal and the March 20, 2013 denial of his motion to renew the March 2010 Rule 304(a) finding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>Illinois Supreme Court Rule 304(a) allows for the appeal of a final judgment in a case involving multiple claims or parties where the judgment concerns \u201cone or more but fewer than all of the parties or claims.\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span>To allow for a judgment to be appealed under the Rule, the trial court must make a finding that \u201cthere is no just reason for delaying either enforcement or appeal or both.\u201d<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Ill.S.Ct.R. 304(a) (eff. 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