Chicago, IL
Litigation Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Litigation, Consumer Protection, Insurance
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Appellate Court decision issued as a Rule 23 order denying petitioner claims that she was a traveling employee injured in the course of her employment. A favorable ruling for the employer concluding pe ... titioner was not acting in the course and scope of her employment. Any claim for benefits was denied.
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Favorable Decision for Employer ruling the IME Doctor opinions are more credible than the treating doctor. Petitioner claim for Temporary Total Disability and in medical bills in excess of $50,000.00 d ... enied.
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Appellate Court Decision providing clarification and interpretation of the 2011 Permanent Partial Disability amendment to the Worker’s Compensation Act.
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Favorable Decision for Employer; Fatal heart attack claim denied as petitioner failed to prove a compensable accident or disease which arouse out of and in the course of employment.
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Appellate Court Rule 23 order affirming Commission Decision: 11 IWCC 1150. Favorable Decision for employers finding proposed vocational rehab plan of petitioner unreasonable. Petitioner denied costs as ... sociated with a college nursing program and denied maintenance benefits while engaged in an unreasonable vocational rehabilitation plan.