Alisa D. Johnson v. Delchamps, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Alisa Johnson appeals an adverse summary judgment dismissing her complaint against her former employer, Delchamps, Inc. Concluding that Johnson’s claim is barred by Louisiana’s doctrine of employment-at-will, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
Background
Following a series of unexplained shortages in its Baton Rouge store Delchamps asked its employees, including Johnson, to submit to a polygraph examination conducted by Gerald Robinson, a Delchamps employee and licensed polygraph examiner. Johnson submitted to the examination. One week later she was discharged…
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