Legal Opinion
Bill Sweat v. Peabody Coal Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1996No. 95-2341PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Over the course of his career at the Peabody Coal Company, Bill Sweat was injured three times. After each instance, Peabody’s workers’ compensation insurance paid for Sweat’s medical bills and for salary continuance while he missed work during his recovery. But the day Sweat was to return to work after recovering from his most recent injury, his employment was terminated. Sweat subsequently filed adjustment claims for workers’ compensation benefits relating to his second and third injuries. He then filed this diversity action seeking to recover damages for the Illinois…
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