Legal Opinion
Richard T. Wright v. Ada County
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 2016No. DOCKET NO. 42999PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurdick, Justice
This case comes to the Idaho Supreme Court on appeal from an Ada County district court’s decision granting summary judgment to Ada County on Richard Thomas Wright’s employment-related claims. After Wright was terminated from his employment with Ada County, he filed suit alleging, among other claims, that he was terminated in violation of the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act (hereinafter, the Whistleblower Act) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Wright subsequently amended his complaint to include negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims. Ada County moved…
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