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CHANDLER v. DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER INC.

Docket No. 104864, Calendar No. 17.

572 N.W.2d 210 (1998)

456 Mich. 395

Joseph W. CHANDLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided January 21, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mathieu & Lee by James H. Mathieu, Midland, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Barry B. George, P.C. by Barry B. George, Midland, for Defendant-Appellee.

Opinion

MARILYN J. KELLY, Justice.

We granted leave in this case to decide whether the Whistleblowers' Protection Act1 shields an employee who was discharged under the erroneous perception that he reported a violation of law. We conclude that the statute does not protect such an employee.

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Defendant Dowell Schlumberger Incorporated (DSI) hired the plaintiff on June 4, 1989, as a field engineer trainee. It promoted...

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