BORCKY v. MAYTAG CORP.

No. 00-2572.

248 F.3d 691 (2001)

Vala BORCKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAYTAG CORPORATION, doing business as Maytag, Herrin Laundry Products, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Brandon (argued), Herrin, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

J. Stephen Poor, Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, Terry L. Potter (argued), Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Vala Borcky brought this action against her former employer, Maytag Corporation ("Maytag"). She alleged that Maytag discharged her in retaliation for exercising her rights under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act. The district court granted Maytag's motion for summary judgment, and Ms. Borcky appealed. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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