Legal Opinion
Hanson v. DrugScan, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 5, 2000No. 99 C 8431PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BUCKLO, District Judge.
In 1999, Richard Hanson was fired from his job as a driver at Consolidated Freightways when DrugScan, a drug-testing firm, reported that a urine sample Hanson had submitted for a required drug test was not of human origin. Hanson sued DrugScan in Illinois circuit court, alleging negligent testing, and claiming economic, reputational and psychological damages in excess of more than ISOjOOO. 1 DrugScan attempts to remove the action to federal court, alleging that federal jurisdiction exists on both federal question and diversity bases, and…
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