Circuit Court Errs in Setting Aside Commission's Finding on Causation

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a circuit court judge should not have overturned a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission that found a worker’s cervical spine injury was not causally related to her on-the-job accident. Case: Sumner v. IWCC, No. 5-25-0047WC, 09/29/2025, unpublished. Facts: Jacquelyn Sumner worked for PlaceSmart/NOTS Logistics, a temporary employment agency. In August 2020, Sumner was assigned to work as a housekeeper at a Prairie Farms Dairy facility. While she was at work, her shirt got caught in machinery, which allegedly jerked...