Inman & Fitzgibbons Updates

I&F to Host March Seminar with the IL Chamber of Commerce on the Strategic Use of AMA Impairment Ratings

Attorney Allison Mecher will answer your questions about how and when to use Impairment Ratings in Illinois WC cases in a March 5, 2020 online seminar with “I&F to Host March Seminar with the IL Chamber of Commerce on the Strategic Use of AMA Impairment Ratings”

In this case, Petitioner was injured in an accepted, but unfiled, accident in 2016 when he slipped on ice and fell while walking on the “IL WC Update: I&F Prevails by proving Petitioner filed his Claim after statute of limitations expired”

On Tuesday Feb 18, 2020, Partner Colin Mills and attorney Michael Bantz from I&F’s Champaign office will be working with the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce to host a “I&F to Host Seminar in IL on Recreational Marijuana’s Impact on the Workplace and Employers”

I&F’s Allison Mecher brings a timely Winter update with a discussion of parking lot slip and fall accidents.

Attorney Allison Mecher prevailed in an appeal to the IWCC in defense of an alleged repetitive trauma claim. The claimant, an Administrative Assistant/Executive Assistant to “I&F Prevails on Appeal to Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission in Carpal Tunnel Case”

Congratulations to Partner Jack Shanahan for an outstanding Illinois WC Arbitration result. In this case, the petitioner was injured in a confirmed accident in 2014 “I&F Prevails in Illinois WC Dispute over Light Duty Job Offer”

I&F is happy to report that Partner Jynnifer Cotharn has been admitted to practice in her home state of Ohio. Jynnifer will represent the firm’s “Partner Jynnifer Cotharn admitted to practice in Ohio”

According to Section 11 of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, accidental injuries incurred while participating in voluntary recreational programs – including but not limited to athletic events, “Illinois: Injuries Sustained During Voluntary Recreational Programs”

According to Section 11 of the Illinois Workers Compensation Act, accidental injuries incurred while participating in voluntary recreational programs – including but not limited to “Illinois: Injuries Sustained During Voluntary Recreational Programs”

I&F Attorney Michael Bantz obtained a successful result in recent litigation, where the Petitioner’s fall was found not to arise out of her employment. The “I&F Prevails where Illinois Arbitrator finds No Compensable Accident”