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BURTON v. AIRBORNE EXP., INC.

No. 5-05-0160.

857 N.E.2d 707 (2006)

Stephen J. BURTON, Jr., Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIRBORNE EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted August 8, 2006.

Opinion Filed August 8, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Weiss, Tod A. Lewis, Freed & Weiss, LLC, Mark R. Diab, Phillip A. Bock, Diab & Bock; Michael J. Freed, Much, Shelist, Freed, Denenberg, Ament & Rubenstein, P.C., Chicago; Gail G. Renshaw, L. Thomas Lakin, Bradley M. Lakin, Richard J. Burke, Gary Peel, Gerald R. Walters, The Lakin Law Firm, P.C., Wood River, for Appellant.

Karen L. Kendall, Craig L. Unrath, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria; Robert H. Shultz, Jr., Joseph P. Whyte, Deborah A. Hawkins, Edwardsville; Edwin V. Woodsome, Jr., D. Barclay Edmundson, William W. Oxley, T. Jason White, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Appellee.

Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Stephen J. Burton, Jr., individually and on behalf of all similarly situated, appeals the circuit court's order dismissing his breach-of-contract action against the defendant, Airborne Express, Inc. (Airborne). On appeal, Burton argues that his breach-of-contract action is not preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (Airline Deregulation Act) (49 U.S.C. § 41713(b)(1) (2000)) and that...

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