Legal Opinion
Juan Villegas, Cross-Appellant v. Princeton Farms, Incorporated, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 1990No. 89-1632, 89-1850PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Juan Villegas sued his former employer, Princeton Farms, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that he was fired in violation of Illinois law for his membership in, and advocacy for, a farmworker labor union. Jurisdiction rests solely on diversity of citizenship. The district judge granted Princeton Farms’ motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), finding that Illinois law does not recognize a cause of action for retaliatory discharge against an employer who fires an employee for union activity. No.…
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