MCPHERSON v. CITY OF SCOTTSBLUFF

No. S-18-834.

931 N.W.2d 451 (2019)

303 Neb. 765

Ian B. MCPHERSON, appellant, v. CITY OF SCOTTSBLUFF, in the County of Scotts Bluff, in the State of Nebraska, appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed July 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joy Shiffermiller and Abby Osborn , of Shiffermiller Law Office, P.C., L.L.O., Lincoln, for appellant.

Steven W. Olsen and Paul W. Snyder , of Simmons Olsen Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O., Scottsbluff, for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, and Papik, JJ.


Ian B. McPherson was a police officer for the City of Scottsbluff, Nebraska (City). After the police chief became concerned that McPherson was exhibiting irrational, paranoid, and hostile behavior, he asked McPherson to undergo a fitness-for-duty examination (FFDE). McPherson refused, and the City terminated his employment. McPherson sued...

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