Court: Employer's Expert Evidence Was Inadmissible

An arbitrator should not have allowed an employer's medical expert opinions into evidence because the employer failed to submit them at least 48 hours before the first hearing, an Illinois appellate court ruled. The 1st District Appellate Court of Illinois concluded that an employer's medical reports did not satisfy Section 12 of the Workers' Compensation Act, because the employer did not submit the reports until after the case went to trial. The reports had served as the basis for an Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission decision that the claimant, William Mulligan, failed...