Legal Opinion
Hillmann v. City of Chicago
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 4, 2014No. 04 C 6671PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Chief Judge RUBÉN CASTILLO, United States District Court
In 2004, Plaintiff Robert P. Hillmann filed this action against his former employer, the City of Chicago, alleging that his termination was illegal on various grounds. After a protracted history, this Court presided over a jury trial in April 2013. The jury returned a verdict in Defendant’s favor on all charges except Plaintiffs claim of retaliatory discharge under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act, 820 Ill. Comp. Stat. 305/1 et seq., on which the jury returned a verdict in Plaintiffs favor. The jury…
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