The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court ruled in December that an injury sustained by a police officer while loading his duty bag into his car at home was compensable. The case involved the Bolingbook Police Department and the Illinois Workers’…
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Illinois Appellate Court rules police officer injured at home is entitled to compensation
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Appellate Court ruled in December that an injury sustained by a police officer while loading his duty bag into his car at home was compensable. The case involved the Bolingbook Police Department and the Illinois Workers’…
Illinois Appellate Court addresses when a traveling employee begins to travel
The Illinois Appellate Court Workers’ Compensation Commission Division addressed the question of when a traveling employee’s travel actually begins. The case, Pryor v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, concerned a worker who was injured while moving a suitcase into his personal…
Illinois Appellate Court rules employer must pay workers’ compensation benefits to estate of deceased coal miner
The Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that an employer could not avoid a judgment for payment of the full workers’ compensation benefits owed to the estate of a deceased coal miner, in spite of the employer alleging that it was…
Illinois Appellate Court adopts rule on statute of limitations in wrongful death suit
The Illinois Appellate Court has adopted a strict rule on the statute of limitations in a wrongful death lawsuit. In Moon v. Rhode, the court ruled that, the lawsuit must be brought within two years of the knowledge of the…
Personal injury claim not barred by workers’ compensation exclusivity, Illinois Appellate Court rules
An Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled that a worker who allegedly sustained exposure to asbestos while working for his employer between 1966 and 1970 was not barred from pursuing a personal injury claim by the exclusive remedy provisions of the…
Car Accident Injury Settlements Increase with an Attorney – Podcast
Research indicates that auto accident injury victims who hire attorneys receive larger settlement payments. Plus, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that school districts my not be shielded from liability under the Tort Immunity Act on this month’s Chicago Injury Alert.
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