Hoven v. Walgreen Co., No. 13-1011 (6th Cir. 2014)
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Hoven, a licensed pharmacist and a former at-will employee of Walgreen, is also the holder of a Michigan license to carry a concealed weapon. He experienced an armed robbery at work in 2007. Walgreen did not comply with his subsequent requests for additional security devices. In May, 2011, gun-wielding robbers entered Walgreen while Hoven was working the overnight shift. After one of the masked individuals pointed a gun at Hoven, Hoven drew his concealed weapon and fired it multiple times. No one was shot or injured during this incident. Eight days later, Hoven was terminated for violation of Walgreen’s non-escalation policy. Hoven brought suit alleging that he was terminated in violation of public policy for exercising his rights of self-defense, defense of others, and to carry a concealed weapon. The district court granted Walgreen’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. The Sixth Circuit affirmed, stating that Hoven failed to identify a public-policy source that supports his claim
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