Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Appointment of Arbitrator, Denial of Claim

The Illinois Appellate Court rejected a worker’s challenges to the appointment of the arbitrator in his case and upheld a determination that the worker failed to prove causation between a subsequent condition and a work-related accident. Scott Osman worked for East Aurora School District 131. His foot was caught between a wall and two pallets while at work in December 2012 and fell, injuring his ankle. Osman claimed he had no issues of instability with his right ankle or any problems with his knees and hips before the accident. After walking with an altered gait bec...