Legal Opinion
Kearns v. Industrial Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 6, 2000No. 1-98-0522 WC, 1-98-4243 WCPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Colwell
Claimant, Thomas Kearns, obtained an arbitration award against respondent, Thomas Hlady d/b/a Frank Goodness, for injuries Kearns sustained while working for Hlady. Kearns subsequently filed with the Industrial Commission (Commission) a motion for attorney fees and penalties under sections 16 and 19(k) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/16, 19(k) (West 1994)), alleging that Hlady unreasonably and vexatiously refused to pay the award. The Commission, however, found that Hlady’s chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge provided him with reasonable basis not to pay the award. In case…
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- In Re AndersonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
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