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Illinois Supreme Court· 10/18/1996

Tegeler v. Industrial Commission

Citations

  • 672 N.E.2d 1126
  • 173 Ill. 2d 498
  • 220 Ill. Dec. 114
  • 1996 Ill. LEXIS 110

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  • estoppel occurred where employer’s adjuster failed to inform employee that negotiations and settlement offer would terminate roughly two months later, when three-year statute of limitations expired
  • estoppel occurred where employer's adjust­er failed to inform employee that negotia­tions and settle­ment offer would terminate roughly two months later, when three-year statute of limita­tions expired
  • “Estoppel applies when the conduct or statements of an employer or its representatives lull the employee into a false sense of security, thereby causing the employee to delay the assertion of his or her rights.”
  • employer has no duty to inform claimant about statute of limitations

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Judges: Bilandic, McMorrow

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