Legal Opinion
Anna Botz, Formerly Known as Anna Hollenkamp v. Omni Air International
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 5, 2002No. 01-1420PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Omni Air International, Inc. terminated Anna Botz’s employment as a flight attendant in July 2000 after she refused a flight assignment that she believed violated federal safety regulations. Botz filed the instant action in a Minnesota state court alleging that Omni violated Minnesota’s whistleblower statute, Minn.Stat. § 181.931-.935 (2000 & Supp.2001), by discharging her in retaliation for refusing the assignment and for reporting the alleged safety violation to Omni. Omni invoked federal diversity jurisdiction and removed Botz’s action to the District Court. 1 Omni…
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