Legal Opinion

Dong v. Shepeard Community Blood Center

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 22, 1999No. A99A1529PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Ellen Dong sued her employer, Walter Shepeard Community Blood Center, after she was terminated from her job. Dong also sued Linda Sigg, the technical director at the Blood Center, who was Dong’s immediate supervisor. Dong’s lawsuit 1 asserted claims for tortious interference with her employment relationship and for the negligent hiring and retention of Sigg. The Blood Center and Sigg filed a joint motion for summary judgment, which the superior court granted, and Dong appeals. Based on the employment-at-will doctrine and because Dong failed to set forth a necessary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brewer v. SchachtCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Rhodes v. Levitz Furniture Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Jellico v. Effingham CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  4. Burton v. JOHN THURMOND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Lane v. K-Mart Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

3Cited by10 opinions

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  2. Balmer v. Elan Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Nicholson v. WINDHAMCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. Farrell v. Time Service, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
  5. Mindy Howerton v. Harbin ClinicCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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