by Rich Cruz | Sep 29, 2024
Appellate Court, 1st District, Decided August 20, 2024 The plaintiff, a Chicago firefighter, filed an application for duty disability benefits. She claimed she was injured during training while performing a “forcible entry evolution” with a Halligan. The Halligan bar...
by Rich Cruz | Sep 29, 2024
This case concerns whether firefighter Benno Ceyer, who was injured in the line of duty and awarded a line-of-duty disability pension, is entitled to reimbursement for health insurance premiums he paid between October 11, 2008, and February 18, 2015. Under the Public...
by Rich Cruz | Sep 29, 2024
Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District June 28, 2024 This case involved plaintiff Michele M. Blasz’s (“Blasz”) appeal for duty disability benefits, which the Pension Board denied. Blasz had been a police officer and was injured in a 2008 car accident while driving...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 12, 2024
Rule 23 – 1st District – Decided March 29, 2024 In this case, the Harvey Police Pension Board terminated the disability benefits of the Plaintiff, Officer Marcano. Marcano had initially been granted disability benefits due to a permanent, partial loss of...
by Rich Cruz | Jun 12, 2024
Rule 23 – 1st District Decided March 20, 2024 The court held that the pension board did not lack jurisdiction to divest plaintiff of his pension benefits following his conviction for felony possession of child pornography, which occurred after the award of...
