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PHILLIPS v. CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC

No. 13-2199.

743 F.3d 475 (2014)

Jeff PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Alleman , Attorney, Alleman & Hicks, Carbondale, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Melissa M. Merlin , Attorney, Joann T. Sandifer , Attorney, Michele R. Sowers , Attorney, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and SYKES and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Continental Tire The Americas, LLC (CTA) terminated Jeff Phillips's employment after he refused to take a drug test upon his initiation of a workers' compensation claim. Phillips sued, alleging that CTA retaliated against him for seeking workers' compensation benefits in violation of Illinois law. The district court granted CTA's motion for summary judgment, and Phillips appealed. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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