No Prospective Surgery, Maintenance Benefits for Retail Worker Injured in Robbery

The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a determination that a retail worker injured in a robbery was not entitled to prospective surgery or maintenance benefits. Case: Currey v. IWCC, No. 1-21-0829WC, 09/16/2022, unpublished. Facts: Kimberly Currey worked for New Ashley Stewart Inc., a retail clothing store. Her job duties included making daily bank deposits. On June 29, 2012, Currey left her employer’s premises to make a bank deposit. On her way out the door, an assailant attacked her from behind and snatched her purse from her right shoulder, running off with the store's money. Wh...