Legal Opinion
Poulos v. Pfizer, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 28, 1998No. SC 15676PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CALLAHAN, C. J.
The plaintiff, Thomas Poulos, brought this action in the Superior Court alleging, inter aha,1 that his employer, the named defendant, Pfizer, Inc.,2 had required him to submit to drug testing in violation of General Statutes § 31-51x3 and unlawfully had terminated his employment on the basis of the results of those tests. The trial court determined that: *601(1) the plaintiffs consent to the drug testing was invalid because his consent, having been obtained under threat of termination of his employment, was not voluntary and consequently did not constitute a waiver of his…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Zap v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- John P. Mack v. United States of America, Federal Bureau of Investigation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by34 opinions
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