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WALDORF CORP. v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 1-97-2248 WC.

708 N.E.2d 476 (1999)

303 Ill. App.3d 477

236 Ill.Dec. 890

WALDORF CORPORATION a/k/a Wabash Corporation, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, et al., (Janet Johnson, Appellee.)

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Industrial Commission Division.

March 2, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hennessy & Roach, P.C., Chicago (Daniel E. O'Brien and Thomas G. Hennessy, of counsel), for appellant.

Gaines & Gaines, Chicago (George L. Gaines and Lewis P. Gaines, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the court:

In this matter, we are asked to determine whether a condition termed "fibromyalgia" can be considered a compensable injury under the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) (now 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq.(Michie 1995)). We hold that fibromyalgia can be compensable under the Act where it is proven to be a disabling condition arising out of and in the course of the claimant's employment. We affirm the judgment...

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