Legal Opinion
Briones v. Ashland, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 20, 2001No. 1:01-cv-11058PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LASKER, District Judge.
Henry Briones brings this action for wrongful termination of employment under Massachusetts common law and seeks damages for lost wages and emotional dis tress. Briones, a truck driver, contends that he was fired in retaliation for threatening to report Ashland’s alleged refusal to affix hazardous materials placards to its truck trailers. Because failure to attach the placards violates state and federal transportation laws and regulations, Briones claims firing him violated public policy.
Ashland moves to dismiss Briones’ complaint for failure to…
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