Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Productive Alternatives, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 31, 2005No. A04-1691PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
A discharged employee appeals from the dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, arguing that the district court erred in its legal conclusion that the Whis-tleblower Act displaced the common-law action for wrongful discharge for refusal to participate in an unlawful activity that was recognized in Phipps v. Clark Oil & Ref. Corp., 396 N.W.2d 588, 592 (Minn.App.1986) (.Phipps I), and affirmed and modi fied in Phipps v. Clark Oil & Ref. Corp., 408 N.W.2d 569, 571 (Minn.1987) (Phipps II). We agree that the Whistleblower Act…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Phipps v. Clark Oil & Refining Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. NorrisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Barton v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- Skagerberg v. Blandin Paper Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Nelson v. Productive Alternatives, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Wendeln v. the Beatrice Manor, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2006