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Articles From Derek Dominguez

No Hoots Given for Employee Who Fell in the Parking Lot After Traveling to Another Worksite While Her Own Site Was Under Construction By Derek Dominguez Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2022 In Brooke Hoots v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm'n & Dollar General, an arbitrator determined that the injuries sustained by a petitioner who fell in a parking lot that was adjacent to her workplace were not compensable because they did not arise out of and in the course of her employment.
Experts Duel Over Annual Tear in Lumbar Spine as Commission’s Reliance on One Expert Passes Manifest Weight Standard By Derek Dominguez Workers’ Compensation Law, November 2021 In Cassens Transport v. Illinois Worker’s Compensation Comm'n and Raymond Simental, the appellate court found that the Commission’s reliance on a particular expert for its causation finding was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

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