IRIZARRY v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 1-06-1453.

879 N.E.2d 1007 (2007)

377 Ill. App.3d 486

316 Ill.Dec. 619

Gabriel IRIZARRY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY d/b/a Canadian National Railway, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

November 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Drummond, The Drummond Law Firm, Terence E. Flynn, Flynn & Jones, Chicago, Rick Rosen, Rosen Law Firm, O'Fallon, for Appellant.

Edward H. MacCabe, MacCabe & McGuire, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Gabriel Irizarry, filed a two-count complaint against his former employer, Illinois Central Railroad Company (defendant). Count I sought relief under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (2000)) for injuries plaintiff sustained while employed by defendant. Count II was a common-law retaliatory discharge claim. The circuit court granted defendant's motion...

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