United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant-employer had discharged him in retaliation for making his worker compensation claims, is dismissed where his dishonest answers to a Health History Questionnaire provided a valid, non-pretextual reason for defendant's decision to discharge him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/06/2004
• Decided 09/13/2004
• Published 09/13/2004

Judges

• DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ivan M. Rittenberg (argued), Rittenberg, Buffen & Gulbrandsen, Chicago, IL, John T. Moran, Jr., Moran & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher E. Paetsch, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, Matthew E. Damon (argued), Halleland, Lewis, Nilan, Sipkins & Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee.