Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Holie Donut, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 15, 2012No. 11-P-1403PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSikora, J.
By a single-count complaint for damages, Maria Lahbibi Ryan alleged that the defendant, Holie Donut, Inc. (Ho-lie Donut), had fired her because she had complained to Holie Donut and to law enforcement authorities about a pattern of sexual harassment committed at her workplace by a local police officer. She claimed that the retaliatory discharge violated public policy supporting the report of unlawful conduct to authorities and constituted tortious wrongful termination. She appeals from *634a judgment of dismissal pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974).
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