T.M. BURNS, J.
The question in this case is whether the circuit court has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a suit brought by a worker's compensation claimant alleging tortious conduct by her employer's compensation carrier in refusing to pay benefits pending an appeal to the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (hereafter the WCAB). The circuit court held that the question of payment of compensation benefits pending an administrative appeal was within the exclusive...
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