Legal Opinion
General Offshore Corp. v. Farrelly
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 6, 1990No. Civ. No. 147/1988PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCahn, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
The plaintiff, General Offshore Corporation, seeks declaratory and injunctive relief from this court, claiming that the Virgin Islands Wrongful Discharge Act, V.I. Code Ann. tit. 24, §§ 76-79 (Supp. 1989) [hereinafter VIWDA], violates various portions of the United States Constitution made applicable to the Virgin Islands by the Revised Organic Act of 1954, 48 U.S.C. § 1561. The parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons below, this court grants the defendants’ motion insofar as it addresses a facial challenge to the VIWDA, and dismisses this…
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