Vandevander v. Verizon Wireless, LLC’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 29 U.S.C. § 2651 (§ 401 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · 162 W. Va. 116 - Harless v. First National Bank in Fairmont · 195 W. Va. 99 - Hanlon v. Chambers · 188 W. Va. 371 - Birthisel v. Tri-Cities Health Services Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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“[u]nder West Virginia law, if an individual has suffered discharge in violation of a substantial public policy of West Virginia, that individual has a common law retaliatory discharge claim, even if that individual also has statutory remedies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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