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CASANOVA v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 09-1020.

616 F.3d 695 (2010)

Bruce CASANOVA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 5, 2010.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Steffen N. Johnson , Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC, Kimball R. Anderson (argued), Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

American Airlines terminated Bruce Casanova's employment as a baggage handler. He sued, contending that the airline had retaliated against him for claiming workers' compensation benefits. Illinois deems such retaliation tortious. See 820 ILCS 305/4(h); Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc., 74 Ill.2d 172, 23 Ill.Dec. 559, 384 N.E.2d 353 (1978). A jury returned a verdict...

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