Legal Opinion
Chandler v. Dowell Schlumberger Inc.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided January 21, 1998No. 104864, Calendar No. 17PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
We granted leave in this case to decide whether the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act 1 shields an employee who was discharged under the erroneous perception that he reported a violation of law. We conclude that the statute does not protect such an employee.
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Defendant Dowell Schlumberger Incorporated (DSl) hired the plaintiff on June 4, 1989, as a field engineer trainee. It promoted him to field engineer on November 11, 1990.
On April 6, 1992, the Michigan Department of Transportation, acting on a tip, cited DSl for carrying hydrochloric acid in a trailer not properly certified to carry it. Over…
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