Articles From Robert Finley

Mind the Gap: Maroney’s Rule 23 Caution on Causal Connection By Robert Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, May 2021 In Kevin Maroney v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, the appellate court issued and order filed under Supreme Court Rule 23, which provides for precedent in limited circumstances under Rule 23(e)(1).
Rule 23 Decision Affirms Commission’s Insight, Denying Boilermaker’s Incredible, Uncorroborated Claim Involving 10-Ton Channel Head Installation at Refinery By Robert Finley Workers’ Compensation Law, October 2019 A summary of Edward Holmes, Jr. v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in which the court affirmed the Commission's decision to deny benefits where the Commission's determination that the claimant failed to prove an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment was not against the manifest weight of the evidence.

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