We find none of these arguments persuasive. ¶ 19 On a petition to reinstate before the Commission, the burden is on the claimant to allege and prove facts justifying reinstatement. Bromberg v. Industrial Comm'n, 97 Ill. 2d 395, 401 (1983); Banks v. Industrial Comm'n, 345 Ill. App. 3d 1138, 1140 (2004). Whether to grant or deny a petition to reinstate rests within the sound discretion of the Commission, and we review such decisions for abuse of discretion. Bromberg, 97 Ill. 2d at 402; Banks, 345 Ill. App. 3d at 1140, 1143; Conley v. Industrial Comm'n, 229 Ill. App. 3d 925, 930, 932 (1992).
Just as a petitioner may lose his right to proceed before the Commission by failing to file a timely petition for review, he may also lose his right to be heard by failing to exercise due diligence in pursuing his cause before the Commission. See Bromberg v. Industrial Comm'n, 97 Ill.2d 395, 454 N.E.2d 661 (1983). Nothing in the language of the stipulation excuses a party from exercising due diligence.
"The granting or denying of the petition to reinstate rests in the sound discretion of the Commission" (Zimmerman v. Indus. Comm'n, 50 Ill.2d 346, 349 (1972)), and we will not disturb the Commission's decision on review absent an abuse of discretion (Bromberg v. Indus. Comm'n, 97 Ill.2d 395, 400 (1983)). An abuse of discretion occurs when the Commission's decision is arbitrary, fanciful, or unreasonable, or where no reasonable person would take the view adopted by the Commission. Oliver v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Comm'n, 2015 IL App (1st) 143836WC, ¶ 50.
50 Ill. Adm. Code 9020.90(c) (2016). The granting or denying of a motion to reinstate a case is a matter of discretion and will not be disturbed on review absent an abuse of that discretion. Bromberg v. Industrial Comm'n, 78 Ill.2d 395, 400 (1983). We are unable to conclude that the arbitrator abused his discretion in denying the claimant's motion to reinstate her case following its dismissal for want of prosecution.
A claimant petitioning for reinstatement of his claim before the Commission has the burden to allege and prove facts justifying the relief sought. Bromberg v. Industrial Comm'n, 97 Ill. 2d 395, 400, 454 N.E.2d 661, 663 (1983). "Whether to grant or deny a petition to reinstate rests within the sound discretion of the Commission."
On a petition to reinstate before the Commission, the burden is on the claimant to allege and prove facts justifying the relief sought. Bromberg v. Industrial Comm'n, 97 Ill. 2d 398, 400 (1983). Whether to grant or deny a petition to reinstate rests within the sound discretion of the Commission. Conley v. Industrial Comm'n, 229 Ill. App. 3d 925, 930 (1992).