Adams v. Board of Review of Industrial Commission

Roberta Adams (plaintiff) sought workers'-compensation benefits from the Industrial Commission (defendant) for pain developed while working as a telemarketer. Doctors gave conflicting diagnoses about the cause of her symptoms. The Commission affirmed an administrative law judge's denial of benefits-concluding her work did not cause her symptoms-without making detailed findings of fact.

Whether an administrative agency's decision is arbitrary and capricious where it fails to make detailed findings of fact sufficient to apprise a reviewing court of the basis for the decision.