Legal Opinion
FREVERT v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2010No. 09-2531PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
David Frevert filed suit against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) in Missouri state court alleging wrongful discharge under the Missouri common law public policy exception to the employment at-will doctrine. After Ford removed the case to federal court, it moved for summary judgment, arguing that Frevert did not qualify as a whistleblower under Missouri’s public policy exception to the employment at-will doctrine. Ford further argued that, even if Frevert qualified as a whistleblower, Ford had provided uncontroverted evidence of its legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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