· 9/16/1986
Johnson v. World Color Press, Inc.
Citations
- 498 N.E.2d 575
- 147 Ill. App. 3d 746
- 1 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1446
- 101 Ill. Dec. 251
- 1986 Ill. App. LEXIS 2834
How courts have described this case
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- holding the “plaintiff should not be charged with knowing conclusively whether the securities laws have been violated, but rather an allegation that he reasonably believed the complained of practices might be illegal was sufficient.”
- allowing retaliatory discharge claim by employee who reported what he reasonably believed to be violations of federal securities laws
- allowing retaliatory discharge action by employee fired for disclosing what he believed to be violations of federal securities laws
- allowing retaliatory discharge action by employee fired for disclosing what he believed to be violations of federal securities laws
- allowing retaliatory discharge claim by employee who reported what he reasonably believed to be violations of federal securities laws
- finding that federal securities laws are a source of public policy
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Judges: Harrison
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