Fanslow, William v. Chgo Mfg Center Inc (ND Ill.)
Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.Posted by Marcia Oddi at September 20, 2004 12:30 PM
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge. William Fanslow claims that his employer, the Chicago Manufacturing Center (CMC), retaliated against him in violation of the whistle-blower protections of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h), the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act, 740 ILCS 175/4(g), and Illinois public policy, when he reported alleged misappropriations of federal funds to a government official. CMC contends that it terminated Fanslow for legitimate, non-retaliatory reasons, including performance problems. Although the district court ruled in favor of CMC, we conclude that its grant of summary judgment was premature. We reverse and remand for further development of the record. * * *For the same reasons we are remanding the FCA claim, we remand the state law claims for reconsideration.