Wrongful Termination Cases

Civ.R. 12(B)(6); Civ.R. 8; dismissal; defamation; wrongful termination. Trial court erred when it dismissed appellant's complaint pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(6), where appellant was only required to set forth a short plain statement of claims, that sufficiently apprised the appellee of the nature of…

CIVIL - summary judgment; gender discrimination; disability discrimination/failure to accommodate; retaliation; prima facie case of discrimination; legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason; pretext for discrimination; disability; honest belief rule; adverse employment action; materially adverse change;…

In this appeal, we hold that the right to petition in the Tennessee Constitution is enforceable against governmental entities, not private parties, and that it cannot be the basis for a \public policy\ exception to the employment-at-will doctrine as against private employers. Here, the plaintiff…