Sheard v. Novo Nordisk Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION KENNETH SHEARD PLAINTIFF v. NO. 3:20-cv-152-BJB NOVO NORDISK, INC. DEFENDANT * * * * * OPINION & ORDER May a Kentucky employer fire someone for driving to work with a gun in the car? What if the employee didn’t actually have a firearm, but the employer acts on the mistaken belief that he does? And does a taser count as a firearm? These are some of the questions raised in this unusual wrongful-termination lawsuit. Novo Nordisk fired Kenneth Sheard after he told his supervisor that he “[was] packing” during a…