Sisbro, Inc. v. Industrial Commission

Claimant, George Rodriguez (claimant), twisted his ankle as he stepped out of a delivery truck and into a pothole while making a delivery of dairy products for his employer, Sisbro, Inc. (Sisbro). The Industrial Commission awarded claimant workers’ compensation benefits, finding that there was a causal relationship between this work-related injury and the acute onset of a degenerative condition in claimant’s right foot — Charcot osteoarthropathy. The circuit court confirmed the award.

On appeal, the Appellate Court, Industrial Commission Division, reversed the judgment of the circuit court,…