Legal Opinion

Kaufman v. Rural Health Dev., Inc.

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 2019No. S-18-0234PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Chief Justice.

*305[¶1] Trent Kaufman appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to Rural Health Development (RHD) on his retaliatory discharge claim. He contends that genuine issues of fact precluded summary judgment and that his claim should proceed to trial. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] Mr. Kaufman presents two issues on appeal, which he states as:

Issue 1: Whether the public policy exception to at-will employment applies to termination of an employee for submitting a report on elder abuse of a resident that was required by statute.

Issue 2: Whether the district court erred in making…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Boehm v. Cody Country Chamber of CommerceWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  2. England v. SimmonsWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Cook v. Shoshone First BankWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Rompf v. John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Jason Thornock v. Pacificorp, an Oregon CompanyWyoming Supreme Court · 2016

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3Cited by11 opinions

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