Legal Opinion
Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 22, 1992No. 74863PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Chief Justice.
Pursuant to the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 O.S.1981 §§ 1601 et seq., the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma certified for this court’s answer the following question:
“Where an at-will employee terminated by a private employer files suit alleging facts that, if true, violate state and federal statutes providing remedies for employment discrimination, can the employee-plaintiff state a tort cause of action based on the same facts, pursuant to the public policy exception to the at-will termination rule, recently…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by167 opinions
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- Oklahoma Ass'n for Equitable Taxation v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Salazar v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
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