Cubs Win in Legal Action Involving Former Assistant Trainer

An Illinois state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling, dismissing the claim of the assistant trainer with the Chicago Cubs, who had sued the club for retaliatory discharge.   The court found specifically that contractual employees, such as the plaintiff, cannot bring a claim for retaliatory discharge when employers fail to renew an employment contract.   Plaintiff Sandy Krum was the assistant athletic trainer for the Cubs from 2001 until 2004. While he was licensed as r