context: While plaintiff states that "[t]he notice of termination dated January 18, 2006, was in violation of public policy," she has not pled a cause of action for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. Am. Compl. at P 36. Even assuming that she had, this claim would fail as plaintiff did not identify a particular Virginia statute which Voorthuis Opticians violated.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: "Unlike the plaintiffs in Bowman and Lockhart, [the plaintiff] does not have a cause of action for wrongful discharge because he is unable to identify any Virginia statute establishing a public policy that [the employer] violated."
citation_a.sentence: See Chrysler Corp. v. Brooks, 251 Va. 94, 465 S.E.2d 806, 809 (1996) (“Unlike the plaintiffs in Bowman and Lockhart, [the plaintiff] does not have a cause of action for wrongful discharge because he is unable to identify any Virginia statute establishing a public policy that [the employer] violated.”); see also Leverton v. AlliedSignal, Inc., 991 F.Supp. 486, 490 (E.D.Va.1998) ("a claim for wrongful discharge under Bowman cannot succeed unless the plaintiff identifies a Virginia statute establishing a public policy which was violated by the defendant in terminating the plaintiff”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 991 F.Supp. 486, 490
citation_b.parenthetical: "a claim for wrongful discharge under Bowman cannot succeed unless the plaintiff identifies a Virginia statute establishing a public policy which was violated by the defendant in terminating the plaintiff"
citation_b.sentence: See Chrysler Corp. v. Brooks, 251 Va. 94, 465 S.E.2d 806, 809 (1996) (“Unlike the plaintiffs in Bowman and Lockhart, [the plaintiff] does not have a cause of action for wrongful discharge because he is unable to identify any Virginia statute establishing a public policy that [the employer] violated.”); see also Leverton v. AlliedSignal, Inc., 991 F.Supp. 486, 490 (E.D.Va.1998) ("a claim for wrongful discharge under Bowman cannot succeed unless the plaintiff identifies a Virginia statute establishing a public policy which was violated by the defendant in terminating the plaintiff”).