Legal Opinion
Todd Jarell v. Frontier West Virginia, Inc., Daniel Jordan, and Michael Linkous
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 2023No. 20-0040Separate
1Opinion of the Court
FILED November 13, 2023 EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA No. 20-0040 – Todd Jarrell v. Frontier West Virginia, Inc.; Daniel Jordan; and Michael Linkous Justice Hutchison, dissenting, joined by Justice Wooton: I dissent from the majority opinion’s stunning conclusion that West Virginia Code § 61-3-49b does not embody a public policy sufficient to support a Harless-type wrongful-discharge claim. 1 The statute criminalizes disrupting communication services by “intentionally damaging communications . . . equipment” in a way that either (1) disrupts service “to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harless v. First National Bank in FairmontWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- Tiernan v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
- Barker v. State Insurance FundSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Taylor v. West Virginia Department of Health & Human resourcesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2016
- Swears v. R.M. Roach & Sons, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
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