Legal Opinion
Gacek v. American Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2010No. 09-3131PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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), to a suit based on state law but litigated in federal court.
The plaintiff sprained the middle finger of his left hand at work on December 22, 2005, while lifting a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
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