Lynn v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Larry D. Vaught, Judge.

James Lynn has appealed from a summary judgment for his former employer, appellee Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. On appeal, Lynn argues that he was fired for reporting inhumane workplace conditions in some foreign manufacturing facilities from which Wal-Mart buys goods, violating the public policy of this state, and that his termination breached a written employment contract for a specific term of three years. We find no error in the circuit court’s entry of summary judgment to Wal-Mart, and we affirm.

Lynn began working for Wal-Mart in 1993. In January-2002, he signed the…