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Articles From Gregory H. Booth

Pain Is Enough… Aggravation of Pre-Existing Conditions: Tazewell County v. Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2025 IL App (4th) 230754WC By Gregory H. Booth Workers’ Compensation Law, May 2025 On January 31, 2025, the Appellate Court, 4th District, published an opinion in the case of Tazewell County v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, 2025 IL App (4th) 230754WC. This case establishes the precedent in Illinois that pain alone, arising from repetitive work activities, can be a sufficient basis for a compensable workers’ compensation claim, even in the absence of structural changes to a pre-existing condition.
An Untimely Diagnosis But With ‘Timely Disablement’: The American Coal Company v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm’n, 2022 IL App (5th) 210200WC-U By Gregory H. Booth Workers’ Compensation Law, August 2022 In American Coal Company v. The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Comm'n, the appellate court issued an order under Supreme Court Rule 23(b), which provides for precedent in limited circumstances under Rule 23(e)(1).

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