Marshall v. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund

Plaintiff sustained heart-related injuries while in the course of his duties for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (District). Based on the Industrial Commission’s finding that none of plaintiffs injuries resulted in permanent total disability and plaintiffs allegedly late filing of his application for benefits, defendant denied plaintiff duty disability pension benefits. The circuit court on administrative review set aside defendant’s denial of benefits, ruling that plaintiffs five-week hospitalization tolled the statutory deadline for filing for benefits; also, that laches barred…