Defendant fired Ryan Saunders for a workplace incident. Plaintiff filed a grievance on Saunders’ behalf. The parties proceeded to arbitration pursuant to their collective bargaining agreement, resulting in an award reinstating Saunders and ordering him to an employee-assistance program. Relying ...

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A former employee of a St. Louis County dental office will receive both actual and punitive damages from her former employer after a bench trial involving accusations she was terminated in violation of public policy. “I kept saying all along ...

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  Plaintiff was terminated by defendant after his government clearance for classified work was terminated by the U.S. Air Force and plaintiff refused defendant’s requests to “debrief” at a Special Action Program facility. Plaintiff sued for wrongful discharge, but the ...

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A Clay County jury awarded $540,000 to a former sandblaster who said his company fired him for complaining about dangerous work conditions. Plaintiff Matthew J. Curtis won $40,000 for lost wages and emotional distress and $500,000 in punitive damages against ...

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Where an employer sought a writ of mandamus for the withdrawal of a right-to-sue letter issued to a former employee, arguing that the trial court erred in granting the motion to dismiss, the appeal must be dismissed because the record ...

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Randy Kinder Excavating, Inc. v. Tricon Precast, Ltd. (MLW No. 71976/Case No. 17-2886 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

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HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation (MLW No. 71577/Case No. 16-3679 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Tagged with: Bacon-Cooking Process breach of contract contracts Wrongful Termination

Wilder v. John Youngblood Motors, Inc. (MLW No. 71216/Case No. SD35037 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

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Defoe v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 70589/Case No. WD80069 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Mitchell, J.)

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Beacom v. Oracle America, Inc. (MLW No. 69256/Case No. 15-1729 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics and Gynecology (MLW No. 68231/Case No. 14-2580 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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