BASSGAR v. ILLINOIS WORKERS' COMP. COM'N

No. 3-08-0781WC.

917 N.E.2d 579 (2009)

334 Ill.Dec. 753

BASSGAR, INC., d/b/a Grant's West Hardware, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION and Darius Wicks, Defendants-Appellants.

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

October 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dariusz Musial, Sachs, Earnest & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Matthew J. Novak, Garofalo, Schreiber, Hart & Storm, Chartered, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Justice HUDSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant, Darius Wicks, suffered an injury to his left arm at work on January 6, 2002, as a result of a physical altercation with his supervisor. Claimant was charged with and convicted of battery (720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(2) (West 2002)) for his role in the incident. Subsequently, claimant sought compensation for his injury under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2002))....

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