Reddy v. CASCADE GENERAL, INC.

Plaintiff, a longshore worker, appeals the trial court’s dismissal, on summary judgment, of his wrongful discharge claim against his former employer, a ship repair yard. Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in determining that plaintiffs common-law claim for wrongful discharge was displaced by the existence of an adequate statutory remedy afforded to workers under section 49 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). 33 USC § 948a. We conclude that the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs claim for wrongful discharge, because the retaliatory discharge remedy…