THOMPSON v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES

No. 2-89-0108.

193 Ill. App.3d 188 (1990)

549 N.E.2d 1295

MARY THOMPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed January 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold A. Katz and Irving M. Friedman, both of Katz, Friedman, Schur & Eagle, of Chicago (David E. Rapoport, of counsel), for appellant.

Michael J. Cummins, of Waukegan, and Jeri A. Lindahl, of Pope, Ballard, Shepard & Fowle, Ltd., of Chicago (James A. Burstein, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Mary Thompson, brought a complaint against defendant, Abbott Laboratories, in the circuit court of Lake County, claiming that she had been discharged for filing and pursuing a claim for worker's compensation benefits. Defendant maintained that plaintiff's discharge was due to excessive absenteeism. The jury returned a verdict in defendant's favor. The trial court...

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