ROGER v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.

No. 93-2613.

21 F.3d 146 (1994)

Pat ROGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Serritella (argued), Peoria, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey L. Madoff and Steven L. Brenneman (argued), Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before ESCHBACH, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Pat Roger filed this diversity action claiming that his employer, Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. ("Yellow Freight"), discharged him in retaliation for exercising his rights under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"), Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 48, ¶¶ 138.1-138.30 (1989). The district court granted Yellow Freight's motion for summary judgment after concluding that Mr. Roger had not exercised his rights under the Act, nor established...

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