Legal Opinion
Justin Richardson v. Axion Logistics, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2015No. 14-30306PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:
Justin Shane Richardson appeals the district court’s dismissal of his first amended complaint, which alleged that Axion Logistics, L.L.C. terminated his employment in violation of Louisiana’s whistleblower statute, Louisiana Revised Statutes § 23:967. Because the complaint stated a plausible claim for relief, we reverse.
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For the purposes of this appeal, we do not express any view on the ultimate merits of Richardson’s case; rather, “we accept all well-pleaded facts as true and view those facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.” Montoya v. FedEx…
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