Biggerstaff v. Industrial Commission

The claimant, Marjorie Biggerstaff, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court denying her petition for sanctions sought pursuant to section 19(g) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 138.19(g)) (hereafter referred to as the Act). Specifically, she sought from the employer, Bee Hill Drilling Company, attorney fees incurred before the Illinois Industrial Commission (hereafter referred to as the Commission) in the amount of $16,449.16, costs incurred before the Commission in the amount of $2,431.76, and attorney fees incurred in the proceedings before the…