KEARNS v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

Nos. 1-98-0522 WC, 1-98-4243 WC.

726 N.E.2d 1129 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 257

244 Ill.Dec. 818

Thomas KEARNS, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (Thomas Hlady, d/b/a Frank Goodness, Appellee).

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

March 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roddy, Power, Leahy, Guill, Zima & Gifford, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellant.

Neal P. Gantz, for Appellee.


Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Thomas Kearns, obtained an arbitration award against respondent, Thomas Hlady d/b/a Frank Goodness, for injuries Kearns sustained while working for Hlady. Kearns subsequently filed with the Industrial Commission (Commission) a motion for attorney fees and penalties under sections 16 and 19(k) of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/16, 19(k) (West 1994)), alleging that Hlady unreasonably and...

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