Legal Opinion
Berghoff v. R.J. Frisby Manufacturing Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 17, 1989No. 88 C 7580PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NORDBERG, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Richard Berghoff, has brought this diversity action against the defendant, R.J. Frisby Manufacturing Co., alleging that the defendant discharged him in retaliation for his efforts to enforce rights available to him under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act. The defendant filed a motion to dismiss on the sole ground that the plaintiff’s case was time-barred under Illinois' two-year statute of limitations for personal injuries. See Ill. Ann.Stat. ch. 110, para. 13-202 (Smith-Hurd 1987). The plaintiff, on the…
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