Augustine v. Industrial Commission

The Illinois Industrial Commission (hereafter referred to as the Commission) appeals the judgment of the circuit court and presents issues pertaining solely to its award of attorney fees to the claimant’s counsel. The claimant, Richard F. Griffin, was rendered permanently and totally disabled as the result of a fall on March 5, 1983. As a consequence of his injuries, the claimant has a profound neurological deficit, including paralysis of all four extremities, impaired pulmonary and respiratory function, and inability to eat or speak. The employer, Pabst Brewing Company, at no time disputed…