Legal Opinion

McDaniel v. American Red Cross, Johnstown Region

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 29, 1999No. 99-9JPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

memorandum opinion and order

D. BROOKS SMITH, District Judge.

This is a state law wrongful discharge case in which plaintiffs, two former supervisors for the American Red Cross in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, contend that their employer unfairly and unlawfully terminated them because they chose to keep the confidence of their subordinates when those subordinates stated they had been subjected to improper sexual behavior by male employees. Defendant, for its part, has filed a motion to dismiss under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), asserting that it fired both plaintiffs because they willfully disregarded…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  3. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. In Re Burlington Coat Factory Securities Litigation. P. Gregory Buchanan, Jacob Turner and Ronald AbramoffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  5. Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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