BRADY v. LOUIS RUFFOLO & SONS CONST. CO.

No. 69675.

578 N.E.2d 921 (1991)

143 Ill.2d 542

161 Ill.Dec. 275

Thomas R. BRADY, Appellant, v. LOUIS RUFFOLO & SONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard D. Hannigan, Mundelein, Ill., for Thomas R. Brady.

Mr. James L. Kaplan, Kaplan, Sorosky & Anderson, Mr. George M. Elsener, George M. Elsener & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for amicus Illinois Trial Lawyers.

Mr. Michael J. Brennan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for amicus Neil F. Hartigan.

Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, Chicago, Ill., for amicus Bill Stewart.

Mr. Gerald O. Sweeney, Sweeney and Riman, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for Louis Ruffolo & Sons.


Chief Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant, Thomas R. Brady, was severely injured when a truck crashed into the building where he was employed by the respondent, Louis Ruffolo & Sons Construction Company. Brady later filed an application for adjustment of claim under the Workers' Compensation Act (Ill.Rev. Stat.1987, ch. 48, pars. 138.1 through 138.30) seeking compensation for his injuries. Following a hearing, an arbitrator denied the...

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