Legal Opinion
Carl E. Thomas v. Guardsmark, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 2004No. 03-1593PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
On November 16, 2001, Guardsmark, Inc. indefinitely suspended its employee, security officer Carl Thomas, after he suggested in a televised interview that Guardsmark did not adequately screen its employees for prior felony convictions. Almost a year later, Thomas filed suit against Guardsmark, alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of Illinois public policy. After removing to federal district court, Guardsmark successfully moved for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c). Guardsmark argued, and the district court agreed, that Thomas was…
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