by Radja Collins Law | Dec 16, 2025
Failure to Weigh Medical Evidence Properly Results in Reversal of Pension Board Decision In Calleros v. Calumet Firefighters Pension Fund, the appellate court reversed the decision of the Board and the circuit court and remanded with directions to grant Jesus Calleros...
by Radja Collins Law | Jul 23, 2025
Illinois Appellate Court Decision, 1st District – Decided June 27, 2025 Audio Recording of This Case This case was successfully argued by Thomas Radja on behalf of the Schaumburg Firefighters Pension Fund. Click below to start the audio. A link to the audio of...
by Radja Collins Law | Apr 7, 2025
1st Dist. Appellate Court – Decided 2/20/25Public Safety Officers Benefit Act Case The Plaintiff, Charles R. Ford, a firefighter/paramedic for the Village of Northbrook, suffered a catastrophic shoulder injury while transferring a patient at the hospital. He was...
by Radja Collins Law | Jan 10, 2025
Illinois Appellate Court, First District, November 15, 2024 The Illinois Appellate Court, in an unpublished opinion, reversed the Pension Board’s denial of a duty disability pension and determined the Plaintiff’s disability was caused by a duty related incident. The...
by Radja Collins Law | 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...
