WATSON v. AIR METHODS CORP.

No. 15-1900.

870 F.3d 812 (2017)

John A. WATSON, V, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIR METHODS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eli Karsh , Liberman & Goldstein, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

George W. Hicks, Jr. , Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Kaytlin E. Kopen , Sonni Fort Nolan , Terry L. Potter , JoAnn T. Sandifer , Husch & Blackwell, Saint Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, LOKEN, MELLOY, SMITH, COLLOTON, GRUENDER, BENTON, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges, En Banc.


John Watson sued his former employer, Air Methods Corporation, in Missouri state court, alleging a common-law claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. Watson alleged that he was a "whistleblower" who disclosed safety violations at the company, and that Air Methods retaliated against him by terminating...

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