Legal Opinion

Forbes v. Kinder Morgan, Inc.

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided March 22, 2016No. Case No. 14-1228-EFMPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ERIC F. MELGREN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Many have yearned to strike an irksome coworker. But few relent to that impulse, break their coworker’s nose, lose their job, and then sue their former employer. From the few, enter Plaintiff Vincent Forbes. No longer Defendant Kinder Morgan, Inc.’s Kansas plant operator, Forbes now sues Kinder Morgan claiming that (1) age discrimination, (2) breach of an implied employment contract, (3) negligent hiring and retention, and (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress all unlawfully distinguish his employment termination. In…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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  4. Kendrick v. Penske Transportation Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions

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