Legal Opinion
Burns v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1991No. Civ. A. 89-8758PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HUTTON, District Judge.
Presently before the Court are defendant United Parcel Service, Inc.’s (“UPS”) Motion for Summary Judgment, plaintiff John Burns’ (“Burns”) response, and UPS’s reply. For the following reasons, the defendant’s Motion is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
Burns commenced this wrongful discharge action on December 8, 1989 arising out of the termination of his employment with UPS. Burns alleges that he was terminated in retaliation for filing a worker’s compensation claim and that said termination was in violation public policy. Burns seeks compensatory and punitive…
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