ARMOUR SWIFT-ECKRICH v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 2-04-0508 WC.

823 N.E.2d 1103 (2005)

355 Ill. App.3d 708

291 Ill.Dec. 517

ARMOUR SWIFT-ECKRICH, Appellant, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION et al. (James Williams, Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District, Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Division.

February 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail A. Galante, O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen, Wheaton, for Armour Swift-Eckrich.

Industrial Commission of Illinois, Dennis R. Ruth, Chairman, Chicago, for Industrial Commission of Illinois.

Michelle D. Porro, Kim Edward Presbrey, Presbrey & Associates, P.C., Aurora, for James Williams.


Presiding Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

The employer, Armour Swift-Eckrich, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Kane County that confirmed the Industrial Commission's1 (Commission) decision on remand awarding penalties and attorney fees pursuant to sections 19(k) and 16 of the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/16, 19(k) (West 2002)). The issue on appeal is whether the Commission's order of...

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