Legal Opinion
Luisa Chavez-Lavagnino v. Motivation Education Training
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 8, 2013No. 12-1058PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Luisa Chavez-Lavagnino and Debra Ya-nez, two former employees of Motivation Education Training, Inc. (“MET”), initiated this action in Minnesota state court. They alleged that MET and their supervisor, Amy Cerna,- terminated them in violation of the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minn.Stat. § 181.932, and Minnesota com mon law. MET and Cerna removed the case to federal court, and Cerna moved to dismiss both claims against her. The district court dismissed one of the two claims against Cerna, and the remainder of the case proceeded to trial. The jury found in favor of the…
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