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ZUCCOLO v. HANNAH MARINE CORP.

No. 1-08-0270.

900 N.E.2d 353 (2008)

William ZUCCOLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HANNAH MARINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 16, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sneckenberg, Thompson & Brody (William J., Sneckenberg, Steven M. Thompson & Matthew L. McBride, of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Yvette A. Heintzelman and Tracy M. Billows, of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, William Zuccolo, appeals from an order of the circuit court entering summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Hannah Marine Corporation (Hannah Marine), finding that his claims brought under the Whistleblower Act (740 ILCS 174/1 et seq. (West 2004)) and the Illinois common-law tort of retaliatory discharge were preempted by federal maritime law. For the reasons which follow,

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