Legal Opinion
Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided February 11, 2011No. 1:10-cv-00781PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT J. JONKER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Joseph Casias used to work as an at-will employee for a Wal-Mart store in Battle Creek, Michigan. The company fired him under its drug use policy after he tested positive for marijuana. Mr. Casias sued Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. 1 in state court for wrongful discharge, claiming that Wal-Mart’s application of its drug use policy to him violated the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (“MMMA”). 2 Plaintiff joined Troy Estill, the individual store manager, as a defendant in the case. Defendant Estill, like Plaintiff Casias, is a Michigan…
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