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GACEK v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 09-3131.

614 F.3d 298 (2010)

John GACEK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Drummond, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, James T. Foley, Foley Law Group, LLC, Westmont, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kevin M. Cloutier, Attorney (argued), Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

A former baggage handler for American Airlines filed this diversity suit against the airline for retaliatory discharge in violation of the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act, 820 ILCS 305/4(h). The district court granted summary judgment for the airline, precipitating this appeal, which involves the applicability of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802-03, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973...

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