Legal Opinion
Countryman v. Industrial Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 16, 1997No. 2-96-1000 WCPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rakowski
Claimant Keith Countryman and his employer, FDL Foods, Inc., entered into a settlement agreement on December 15, 1992, which provided for settlement of certain workers’ compensation claims. The arbitrator found that the contract released claimant’s claims against employer for all accidental injuries incurred through the settlement date. The Industrial Commission (Commission) affirmed. The circuit court reversed, holding that the settlement agreement did not preclude claimant from filing an additional claim for an alleged work-related back injury of August 15,1991. The issue on appeal is…
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