Dobbs Tire & Auto v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n

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Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Workers Compensation
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL App (5th) 160297WC
Decision Date: 
Friday, February 16, 2018
District: 
5th Dist.
Division/County: 
St. Clair Co. and Fayette Co.
Holding: 
Reversed (Sr. Clair Co.); and affirmed (Fayette Co.).
Justice: 
MOORE

The 9% judgment interest rate set forth in section 2-1303 of Code of Civil Procedure does not apply to a Workers' Compensation Commission award prior to the award being reduced to judgment by a circuit court pursuant to section 19(g) of Workers Compensation Act. (HOLDRIDGE, HOFFMAN, HUDSON, and HARRIS, concurring).