Legal Opinion
Powers v. Vista Chemical Co
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1997No. 96-30138Published
1Opinion of the Court
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. No. 96-30138. Norman M. POWERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. VISTA CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. April 11, 1997. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges. STEWART, Circuit Judge: This case presents the question of whether Vista Chemical Company violated Louisiana's environmental whistleblower statute (La. R.S. 30:2027 (West Supp.1996)) by firing Norman M. Powers in retaliation for Powers's disclosure of…
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