Legal Opinion
McSharry v. UnumProvident Corp.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 4, 2002No. 1:02-cv-00208PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EDGAR, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Patrick McSharry (“McShar-ry”), a former employee of defendant Un-umProvident Corporation, filed this action in the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee. He asserts two similar causes of action under Tennessee law. McSharry claims retaliatory discharge under the Tennessee Public Protection Act, Tenn. Code ANN. § 50-1-304, commonly known as the Tennessee “whistleblower” statute. McSharry also makes a claim under Tennessee common law that he was wrongfully discharged from employment in retaliation for his supporting a public policy of the…
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