Richey v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

ORDER

STEPHEN WM. SMITH, United States Magistrate Judge.

This Sabine Pilot wrongful discharge case is before the Court on the motion of defendants Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.L.C. (collectively “Wal-Mart”) for summary judgment. (Dkt. 149). The motion is denied.

Plaintiff Tina Richey alleges that she was terminated from her employment with Wal-Mart because she refused to commit an illegal act. Specifically, she claims that her supervisor instructed her to destroy undamaged merchandise as part of a scheme to defraud Wal-Mart vendors. Her sole cause of action is based on the…