Corrada Betances v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Selya, Boudin, Lynch
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Published
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- appeal
- Circuit
- First Circuit
Related Laws
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Claim Types
Outcome
The First Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of Sea-Land, rejecting the plaintiff's wrongful discharge, privacy rights, and defamation claims. The court found that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to contradict Sea-Land's documented account of his termination for appearing at work intoxicated, a violation of company policy.
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