Portie v. Devall Towing & Boat Service, Inc.

The supplemental petition of the plaintiffs contained the following language:

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After plaintiffs filed this suit, defendant laid off plaintiff Lonnie Portie’s brother, Carl Portie, who defendant also employed.

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Carl Portie’s supervisor, Donald Buford, admitted under oath that he was instructed by his supervisor to terminate Carl Portie’s employment with defendant because plaintiffs had brought this suit.

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On information and belief, plaintiffs assert that defendant’s sole purpose in terminating Carl Portie’s employment was to harass and intimidate plaintiffs into dismissing their suit and to…