Supreme Court of Illinois

In a workers' compensation matter, denial of claims based on lack of jurisdiction is reversed where: 1) claimant began working for United Airlines in Chicago and was later transferred to Orlando where he sustained two injuries; and 2) the Workers' Compensation Act confers jurisdiction over injuries occurring outside Illinois when the contract of hire is made in Illinois and the initial contract remains in force.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2006
• Published 01/20/2006

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paul W. Wiedner, Richard J. Leamy, Jr., and Emily E. Borg, of Wiedner & McAuliffe, Ltd., Chicago, for appellant., Martha Garcia and Richard Johnson, of Katz Friedman Eagle Eisenstein & Johnson, P.C., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason H. Rubens, of Rudich, Rubens & Taradji, L.L.C., Chicago, for appellee.