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MELENA v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.

No. 99421.

847 N.E.2d 99 (2006)

219 Ill.2d 135

301 Ill.Dec. 440

Joann MELENA, Appellee, v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 23, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Torres, Megan Glunz Horton, Andrew Malahowski, of Winston & Strawn, L.L.P., Chicago, for appellant.

Gary L. Bement, of Bement & Stubblefield, P.C., Belleville, and John Vail, of Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Adam C. Wit, of Littler Mendelson, P.C., Chicago, for amicus curiae Ralph's Grocery Company.

Aaron B. Maduff, Deanne S. Medina, of Maduff, Medina & Maduff, Chicago, Thomas W. Osborne, Washington, D.C., Cliff Palefsky, Keith Ehrman, of McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky, Marissa M. Tirona, all of San Francisco, California, for amici curiae National Employment Lawyers Association et al.

Bruce R. Pfaff, of Pfaff & Gill, Ltd., Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

David S. Schwartz, Madison, Wisconsin, amicus curiae pro se.

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

This case arises from a complaint filed by plaintiff, Joann Melena, alleging that her employer, defendant Anheuser-Busch, Inc., terminated her employment in retaliation for her filing of a workers' compensation claim with the Illinois Industrial Commission. The circuit court of Jefferson County denied Anheuser-Busch's motion to dismiss and compel arbitration or, in the alternative, to stay the proceedings...

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