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An appeals court in Illinois on Wednesday ruled an electrical worker’s negligence lawsuit that stemmed from a 2020 attack by a co-worker having a psychotic episode is barred due to exclusive remedy. Kamil Kordas sued Bob’s All Bright Electric, claiming, among other things, intentional misconduct and negligence after his co-worker and son of the business’s owner, Thomas Clarizio, struck him…

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled Monday that a woman’s neck injury was not part of her overall workers compensation claim, reversing a circuit court ruling that ordered an insurer to cover the expanded claim. As documented in Jacqueline Sumner v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, et. al., Jacqueline Sumner was injured while working for PlaceSmart/NOTS Logistics. This temporary employment agency sent…

The family of a line cook who died after eating shellfish off-hours to which he was allergic is entitled to a $4.8 million jury award, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled Tuesday. Angel Rivas worked at the restaurant where he ate the shellfish in an employer-provided meal. As documented in Rivas v. Benny’s Prime Chophouse, LLC, Luz Rivas, his widow filed…

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases during the first week of September, including one involving a dispute over a $2.8 million workman’s compensation reimbursement request filed with the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau. The hearings will be held Sept. 4 in the Supreme Court Courtroom at the Indiana Statehouse. Beginning at 9 a.m., justices will hear…