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BORDEN v. AMOCO COASTWISE TRADING CO.

No. CIV. A. G-96-533.

985 F.Supp. 692 (1997)

William BORDEN v. AMOCO COASTWISE TRADING COMPANY.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

November 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Patula, Patula & Associates, Chicago, IL, William F. Spielberger, William F. Spielberger & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Richard Austin Schwartz, Schwartz, Junell, Campbell and Oathout, Houston, TX, for Defendant.

ORDER DENYING SUMMARY JUDGMENT

KENT, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a former captain of an ocean-going tug and barge unit, brings this wrongful discharge case under the public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. Plaintiff was terminated on January 4, 1996, allegedly because he refused to sail in the face of two storms on two different occasions. Plaintiff filed suit in this Court on September 6, 1996. Now before the Court is Defendant...

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