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HENNESSEY v. COASTAL EAGLE POINT OIL CO.

247 N.J. Super. 297 (1991)

589 A.2d 170

JAMES HENNESSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. COASTAL EAGLE POINT OIL COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 1, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Coburn argued the cause for appellant (Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, attorneys) Peter P. Green, on the brief (Green, Lundgren & Ryan, attorneys).

James Katz argued the cause for respondent (Tomar, Simonoff, Adourian & O'Brien, attorneys).

Eric Neisser argued the cause for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union.

Paul I. Weiner argued the cause for amicus curiae, Employment Law Council (Weiner & Lesniak, attorneys).

Peter T. Manzo submitted a brief for amicus curiae, Washington Legal Foundation and Parents' Association to Neutralize Drug & Alcohol Abuse.

Before Judges BRODY, GRUCCIO and D'ANNUNZIO.

The opinion of the court was delivered by D'ANNUNZIO, J.A.D.

This opinion addresses random urine testing by a private sector employer to detect the illicit use of drugs.

Plaintiff, James Hennessey, was an at-will employee of defendant, Coastal Eagle Point Oil Company (Coastal). As part of its drug interdiction program, Coastal subjected Hennessey to a random urine test on June 9, 1986. The test revealed Hennessey's use of marijuana and diazepam. Marijuana...

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