BALLA v. GAMBRO, INC.

No. 70942.

584 N.E.2d 104 (1991)

145 Ill.2d 492

164 Ill.Dec. 892

Roger J. BALLA, Appellee, v. GAMBRO, INC., et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pedersen & Houpt, P.C., Chicago (Arthur B. Sternberg, of counsel) for appellants.

Robert P. Cummins, Jerry Kokolis and Donald K.S. Petersen, Bickel & Brewer, Chicago, for amicus curiae American Corporate Counsel Association.

Maurice E. Bone and Dennis A. Rendleman, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Bar Assoc.

Alan O. Amos & Associates, Chicago (Alan O. Amos and Marilyn Martin of counsel) for appellee.


Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue in this case is whether in-house counsel should be allowed the remedy of an action for retaliatory discharge.

Appellee, Roger Balla, formerly in-house counsel for Gambro, Inc. (Gambro), filed a retaliatory discharge action against Gambro, its affiliate Gambro Dialysatoren, KG (Gambro Germany), its parent company Gambro Lundia, AB (Gambro Sweden), and the president of Gambro in the circuit court of...

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