THOMPSON v. MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER

No. W2009-02447-COA-R3-CV

416 S.W.3d 402 (2011)

William L. THOMPSON v. MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER and Joseph Lee, III.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Jackson.

April 29, 2011.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court October 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald D. Krelstein , Germantown, Tennessee, for Plaintiff/Appellant, William L. Thompson.

Allan J. Wade , Brandy S. Parrish , and J. Gordon Howard , Allan J. Wade, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Defendants/Appellees, Memphis Light Gas & Water and Joseph Lee, III in his official capacity.

Robert L.J. Spence, Jr. and Bryan M. Meredith , SpenceWalk PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Defendant/Appellee Joseph Lee, III in his individual capacity.


OPINION

HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined.

This is a wrongful termination case. The plaintiff senior management employee of a public utility was passed over for the position of president of the utility. In the meantime, federal law enforcement authorities were investigating matters involving the utility, and federal officers interviewed the plaintiff employee....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases