Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Alter Barge Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 2008No. 07-1647PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff was a deckhand on a barge owned by the defendant, a company that provides shipping by barge in inland waterways, mainly the Mississippi River. See “Alter Barge Line, Inc. — History,” www.alterbarge.com/history.html (visited Dec. 7, 2007). On three occasions he complained to management that crew members were using illegal drugs while on duty. Shortly after the third report he was fired and brought this suit for retaliatory discharge. The district judge granted summary judgment for the defendant.
The plaintiff advances four separate grounds for relief, two…
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