Irizarry v. Illinois Central Railroad Company

Plaintiff, Gabriel Irizarry, filed a two-count complaint against his former employer, Illinois Central Railroad Company (defendant). Count I sought relief under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) (45 U.S.C. §51 et seq. (2000)) for injuries plaintiff sustained while employed by defendant. Count II was a common-law retaliatory discharge claim. The circuit court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss count II of plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to section 2 — 615(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615(a) (West 2002)). Plaintiff now appeals. For the reasons that follow, we…