Puckett v. Industrial Commission

An arbitrator, designated by the Industrial Commission, awarded claimant,, Evelyn Puckett, compensation for 32 weeks of temporary total disability, 50% permanent loss of the use of the right leg, and $665 of medical expenses unpaid by the employer, Augustana Hospital. The Commission, after hearing additional testimony by the claimant, affirmed the award for temporary total disability, increased the award for the permanent loss of the use of the right leg to 66 2/3% thereof, and increased the award for medical expenses to $977.50. The circuit court of Cook County confirmed the Commission’s…