Travis v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

STARCHER, Justice:

This case is before this Court upon four certified questions 1 from the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Huntington. The plaintiff in the federal court lawsuit, Charles Travis, alleges that he was constructively discharged 2 from his job with the defendant, Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (“Alcon”). The plaintiff claims that the termination was caused by the intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress by outrageous conduct by the plaintiffs supervisor. The plaintiff also claims that defendant Alcon knew of the supervisor’s…