Baylay v. Etihad Airways P.J.S.C.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Joan B. Gottschall, United States District Judge

Defendant Etihad Airways P.J.S.C. (“defendant”) moves pursuant to Federal Rule *701of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss Counts I, II, and III of plaintiff Martyn Baylay’s Second Amended Complaint on the basis that these three counts are barred by the exclusivity provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (“IWCA”) [33]. In response, the plaintiff alleges that the IWCA has no preclusive effect upon his claims against the defendant because the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (“FSIA”) provides exclusive…