Man versus (vending) machine

I love this case. Have you ever done battle with a vending machine to recover the bag of Famous Amos that's rightfully yours? Well, a Good Samaritan in Chicago took this fight to a higher plane by waging it on behalf of a female coworker. (Chivalry lives!) But the vending machine fought back, as they so often do, and he hurt his hip in the process. No small injury, this. It required "immediate surgery," according to Brad Bleakney, who wrote about the case in the latest ISBA Workers' Compensation Law newsletter. The worker filed a comp claim, the Commission awarded him $60K, the circuit overturned the award, and the second district appellate court reinstated it. Interesting facts, interesting ruling -- read Brad's article.