Corah v. The Bruss Company

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Whistleblower Act
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (1st) 161030
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 3d Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
LAVIN

Court granted summary judgment on Plaintiff’s whistleblower claim. The Accident Injury Report Plaintiff was instructed to complete gave explanation of root cause of injury, and was not a fraudulent report. Plaintiff failed to show that Defendant instructed Plaintiff to engage in unlawful behavior or interfered with co-worker’s rights under Workers’ Compensation Act. (FITZGERALD SMITH and COBBS, concurring.)