COOK COUNTY, IL - The Chicago Sun-Times reports that, in a settlement reached Wednesday, "Cook County taxpayers will write a $14,022 check to a custodian who claims she twice injured her back by 'reaching around to pick up a piece of toilet paper'." County Commissioner Bridget Gainer questioned whether the claim is excessive, but claimed she "didn't know anything about the custodian's case".

LexisNexis Workers' Compensation Law Center Community Members: Download the Industrial Commission of Illinois's January 2000 decision in this case. Read the facts and tell us what you think about this case. Was the custodian's workers' comp claim "excessive"?