United States Seventh Circuit

Under Indiana law, a former employee can maintain a Frampton action for retaliatory discharge even if he was covered by a collective bargaining agreement at the time of his termination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/22/2001
• Decided 02/06/2002
• Published 02/06/2002

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald P. Levinson (argued), Levinson & Levinson, Merrillville, IN, for plaintiff-appellant, David Goetzke.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark D. Gerth, Kightlinger & Gray, Indianapolis, IN, Kenneth N. Winkler (argued), Elarbee, Thompson & Trapnell, Atlanta, GA, for defendant-appellee, Ferro Corp., Michael J. Rappa (argued), Johnson & Associates, Merrillville, IN, for defendant-appellee, Crawford & Co.