Bazzi v. Tyco Healthcare Group, No. 10-1968 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseAppellant sued his former employer, alleging that it wrongfully terminated his employment by violating Missouri's public policy exception to the state's at-will employment doctrine. Appellant alleged that the employer discharged him either because he refused to "validate" adulterated drugs or because he acted as a "whistle blower" by reporting that the employer manufactured adulterated drugs. The court held that appellant failed to create a genuine fact issue as to whether the employer's validation processes violated a clearly established stated public policy. Therefore, the court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the employer.
Court Description: Civil case - Employment. District court did not err in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's claim that his termination violated Missouri's public-policy exception to the at-will employment doctrine as plaintiff failed to create a genuine fact as to whether Tyco's drug validation process violated a clearly state public policy.
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