Legal Opinion

Alisa D. Johnson v. Delchamps, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 21, 1990No. 89-3458PublishedCited by 28 opinions

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…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lambert v. Maryland Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  2. Brannan v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
  3. Gil v. Metal Service Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
  4. Marsalis v. La SalleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
  5. Pechon v. National Corporation ServiceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  3. Bals v. VerduzcoIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Huegerich v. IBP, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  5. Mission Petroleum Carriers, Inc. v. SolomonTexas Supreme Court · 2003

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