The employee, a police officer, claimed injuries to his back, neck, knee, hip, and arm following two separate incidents, including an altercation with a suspect and a slip and fall. The employer, represented by Jennifer Barbieri of Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP, denied that the employee’s injuries were related to those incidents. The Arbitrator found in favor of Petitioner and ordered the employer to pay for the surgeries recommended by the employee’s physicians. On appeal, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission reversed the Arbitrator’s decision. The employee then sought a review of the Commission’s decision in the Circuit Court for St. Clair County, Illinois. The Circuit Court agreed with Ms. Barbieri’s arguments and affirmed the Commission’s decision for the employer. Franklin v. City of East St. Louis.
