Legal Opinion
Frank G. Belline v. K-Mart Corporation, a Michigan Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 1991No. 90-3331PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Our task in this diversity case is to divine the contours of the rather amorphous Illinois common law tort of retaliatory discharge. Frank Belline brought suit against his former employer, K-Mart Corporation, claiming that he was fired from his job in retaliation for reporting to K-Mart management suspicious behavior on the part of his supervisor. K-Mart assumes the truth of Belline’s allegations for the purpose of its summary judgment motion but responds that Belline’s termination for his internal report regarding his supervisor’s irregular conduct is not actionable as…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Palmateer v. International Harvester Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Duldulao v. Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Fellhauer v. City of GenevaIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
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- Shea v. Emmanuel CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Anthony Prince v. Rescorp Realty, an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Vickers v. Abbott LaboratoriesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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