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MARIN v. AMERICAN MEAT PACKING CO.

No. 1-89-1908.

562 N.E.2d 282 (1990)

204 Ill. App.3d 302

149 Ill.Dec. 818

Javier MARIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN MEAT PACKING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

September 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago (Stephen Erf, Nancy Ross and Jennifer Walz, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Robert H. Hanaford, Ltd., Chicago (Robert Hanaford and Ken Del Valle, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Javier Marin, brought an action for retaliatory discharge against his employer, American Meat Packing Company (AMPAC), claiming he was fired for filing a claim under the Worker's Compensation Act (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 48, par. 138.1 et seq.) (Act). A jury found AMPAC liable to Marin in the amount of $74,626.40 in compensatory and $75,000 in punitive damages.

On appeal, AMPAC argues,

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