Shuler v. Distribution Trucking Co.

Plaintiff brought this action against his employers, Distribution Trucking Co. and Fred Meyer, Inc., for unlawful termination under ORS 659.035(l)(a) and for common-law wrongful discharge. As to both claims, plaintiff alleged that defendants wrongfully discharged him in retaliation for “exercising his lawful rights to appear and testify at the unemployment compensation hearing” of a former coworker. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, and plaintiff appeals. Defendants cross-appeal, challenging the trial court’s denial of their motion for an enhanced prevailing…