Charles Haynes v. Formac Stables, Inc.

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• holding that the TPPA “requires an employee to show that his or her refusal to remain silent was the sole reason for the discharge”
• recognizing that a claim for workers’ compensation retaliation, as established by Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co., 677 S.W.2d 441, 445 (Tenn. 1984), is distinct from at TPPA claim
• noting that the Western Section and Middle Section of this Court differed from the Eastern Section with respect to the reporting requirements in a “whistleblower” claim
• “The sole issue before us is whether the Plaintiff has stated a viable claim for retaliatory discharge when he reported the illegal stitching procedure only to [Defendant]'s owner, who was primarily responsible for the conduct.”
• “When an employee reports wrongdoing only to the wrongdoer—who is already aware of his or her own misconduct—there has been no exposure of the employer's illegal or unsafe practices. Such an employee necessarily fails to ‘blow the whistle’ in a meaningful fashion[.]”

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Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Williams v. City of Burns
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2015-05-04· cited 184×
• David G. Young v. City of Lafollette
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2015-08-26· cited 27×
• Hicks v. Benton County Board of Education
  W.D. Tennessee· 2016-12-01· cited 9×
• Strong v. HMA Fentress County General Hospital, LLC
  M.D. Tennessee· 2016-07-12· cited 7×
• Larry D. Williams v. City of Burns
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2015-05-04
• State of Tennessee v. Donald Bruce Anderson
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2015-05-15
• David Jones v. City of Union City, Tennessee
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2015-12-17
• Latisia Upshaw v. Sunrise Community Of Tennessee, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2017-08-16
• Wendy Sterling Weinert v. City of Sevierville, Tennessee
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2019-01-23
• Rickey Thompson v. State of Tennessee, Department of Correction
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2020-03-31
• Janet Tidwell v. Holston Methodist Federal Credit Union
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2020-06-25
• Anthony Parker v. ABC Technologies, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2021-02-23
• Jennifer King v. Delfasco, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2021-09-22
• City of Grapevine v. Ludmilla B. Muns, Richard Mueller, Kari Perkins, Kevin Perkins, Pamela Holt, and A-1 Commercial and Residential Services, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 2nd Dist. (Fort Worth)· 2021-12-23
• Sypriss Smith v. All Nations Church of God
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2022-09-28
• Adam Thomas v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2026-05-26

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Webb v. Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2011-07-21· cited 456×
• Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-05-19· cited 365×
• Anderson v. Standard Register Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1993-06-28· cited 319×
• Crews v. Buckman Laboratories International, Inc.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2002-05-24· cited 220×
• Guy v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2002-07-12· cited 219×
• Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1984-08-20· cited 169×
• Mason v. Seaton
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1997-04-07· cited 161×
• Gary M. GOSSETT v. TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2010-09-20· cited 134×
• Wagner v. City of Globe
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1986-06-24· cited 106×
• Mack Phillips v. Montgomery County, Tennessee
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 2014-08-18· cited 59×
• Faust v. Ryder Commercial Leasing & Services
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1997-08-05· cited 41×
• Fowler v. Criticare Home Health Services, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2000-08-04· cited 27×
• Collins v. AmSouth Bank
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2007-07-26· cited 24×
• Laschinski T. Emerson v. Oak Ridge Research, Inc. a/k/a Oak Ridge Realty Holding, Inc. and Nathaniel Revis
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2005-10-05· cited 20×
• Fowler v. Criticare Home Health Services, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2001-07-13· cited 16×
• Lawson v. Adams
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2010-10-06· cited 6×

Other cases named Charles Haynes v. Formac Stables, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Charles Haynes v. Formac Stables, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-12-04