Inman & Fitzgibbons recently prevailed before the Illinois Appellate Court, where the Court found that that a problems surrounding the petitioner’s credibility and circumstances of “I&F Wins Before Appellate Court by Proving Up Credibility Problems”
Tag: Illinois Worker’s Compensation
I&F Wins by Establishing Idiopathic Condition
Attorney Michael Bantz obtained a trial victory in a case involving a disputed fall. The claimant, a home healthcare worker, alleged that she fell in “I&F Wins by Establishing Idiopathic Condition”
IL Supreme Court Holds Workers’ Compensation Act Does Not Bar BIPA Claims
I&F has been following the case McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park LLC. We first wrote about it here. It is a class action lawsuit involving “IL Supreme Court Holds Workers’ Compensation Act Does Not Bar BIPA Claims”
IL Workers’ Compensation Commission issues additional Emergency COVID-19 Amended Rules
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission conducted an emergency public hearing by telephone yesterday afternoon to discuss further amendments to the Rules Governing Practice, specifically Commission “IL Workers’ Compensation Commission issues additional Emergency COVID-19 Amended Rules”
Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issues Update
The IL IWCC just issued the following update: Beginning Monday March 23, 2020, the Commission will move forward with the below Emergency Motion Call for “Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issues Update”
I&F Prevails in IL: Rolling Chair Found Not to be an Increased Risk
Inman & Fitzgibbons secured a “no liability” Arbitration Decision following a recent trial involving an employee who fell to the floor when a chair she “I&F Prevails in IL: Rolling Chair Found Not to be an Increased Risk”
I&F Prevails where Amending Application Backfires on Petitioner
In a recent Illinois case handled by I&F, the arbitrator held that Petitioner lacked credibility and denied all benefits. Petitioner, a maintenance worker, had filed an “I&F Prevails where Amending Application Backfires on Petitioner”
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”
IL WC Update: I&F Prevails by proving Petitioner filed his Claim after statute of limitations expired
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”
IL WC UPDATE: New Accident While Seeking Treatment from Prior Accident Found Not Compensable
In 2019, the Third District Appellate Court issued a Rule 23 Decision in Gaytan v. The Illinois Workers’ Comp. Comm’n, 2019 IL App (3d) 180141WC-U, in “IL WC UPDATE: New Accident While Seeking Treatment from Prior Accident Found Not Compensable”