Legal Opinion
Miedema v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Colorado, Inc.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 31, 1989No. 88-C-1034PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CARRIGAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff James Miedema has filed this diversity suit against his former employer, the defendant Browning-Ferris Industries of Colorado, asserting a single claim for wrongful discharge. Plaintiff contends that his employment was wrongfully terminated in contravention of public policy, that is, in retaliation for his pursuit of a course of action statutorily mandated by the Colorado Worker’s Compensation Act, Colo. Rev.Stat. §§ 8-40-101 et seq.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment on the following grounds: (1) that the Colorado Worker’s…
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