Legal Opinion
Robert Landon v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1995No. 95-1529PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Robert Landon, a former employee for Northwest Airlines, was drug tested and subsequently terminated when his specimen tested positive for marijuana metabolites. Landon brought suit against his former employer in federal court under various federal and state causes of action. The district court ordered summary judgment for Northwest Airlines on all claims.
With respect to Landon’s claims that Northwest’s actions violated federal and state prohibitions on racial discrimination and the California constitutional right of privacy, we find that there is sufficient evidence to…
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