Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Great American Ins. Companies
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 4, 1987No. 86 C 3855PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Richard Fowler, was employed as a marketing supervisor for the defendant, Great American Insurance Companies (Great American). Fowler’s complaint alleges Great American discharged him in retaliation for upholding certain provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code (Code), Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 73 H 204.1 et seq. Great American has moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).
On a motion to dismiss, the allegations of the complaint as well as the reasonable inferences to be drawn from…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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- B. Doe, M.D., on Behalf of B. Doe and B. Doe's Patients v. St. Joseph's Hospital of Fort WayneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Barr v. Kelso-Burnett Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Sullivan v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1992
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