Legal Opinion
William Fanslow v. Chicago Manufacturing Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 2004No. 03-2111PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
William Fanslow claims that his employer, the Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC), retaliated against him in violation of the whistle-blower protections of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h), the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act, 740 ILCS 175/4(g), and Illinois public policy, when he reported alleged misappropriations of federal funds to a government official. CMC contends that it terminated Fanslow for legitimate, non-retaliatory reasons, including performance problems. Although the district court ruled in favor of CMC, we conclude…
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