Legal Opinion
Knowlton v. Shaw
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 24, 2011No. 1:09-cv-00334-JAWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.
In an action by a former employee against his former employer and its representatives asserting causes of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, slander, intentional and fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, and promissory estoppel, and requesting punitive damages, the Defendants move for summary judgment. The Court concludes: 1) the § 1983 claims must be dismissed because, under Illinois law, the Plaintiff was an at-will employee and lacked a property interest in continued…
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