· 9/30/1985
Beauvoir v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
Citations
- 484 N.E.2d 841
- 137 Ill. App. 3d 294
- 92 Ill. Dec. 110
- 1985 Ill. App. LEXIS 2540
How courts have described this case
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- bare assertion that real reason for discharge was retaliation for filing worker’s compensation claims was not enough to get to jury on malice issue
- because employer had duty to tell employee reasons for termination, that information subject to qualified privilege
- a general release of “all claims of any kind” did not release a claim for retaliatory discharge because Illinois courts refuse to interpret generalities to defeat a valid claim not then in the minds of the parties
- a general release of “all claims of any kind” did not release a claim for retaliatory discharge because Illinois courts refuse to interpret generalities to defeat a valid claim not then in the minds of the parties
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Judges: White
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