IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 250.01
Retaliatory Discharge Issues Made by the Pleadings—
One Plaintiff, One Defendant
[1]. The plaintiff claims that [he] [she] was an employee of the defendant [on]
[during][between] ____.
[2]. The plaintiff claims that while employed by defendant [he] [she] set forth in simple
form without undue repetition or emphasis plaintiff's claimed reason(s) for the discharge or
firing.
[3]. The plaintiff further claims that one or more of the reason(s) stated in paragraph [2]
above were a proximate cause of [his] [her] [discharge] [firing] and of plaintiff's claimed
damages.
[4]. The defendant [denies that the plaintiff was [discharged] [fired] for the reason(s)
claimed by the plaintiff], [[denies that the plaintiff's [discharge] [firing] was a proximate cause of
the plaintiff's claimed damages]] [denies that plaintiff was damaged to the extent claimed.]
[5]. The defendant claims that the plaintiff was [fire d] [discharged] because set forth in
simple form without undue repetition or emphasis defendant's claimed reason(s) for the
discharge or firing.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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