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· 9/17/1997

Jones v. Lake Park Care Center, Inc.

Citations

  • 569 N.W.2d 369
  • 13 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 504
  • 1997 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 250
  • 1997 WL 576026

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that an appropriately drafted disclaimer would ensure that an employee handbook would not create an implied contract
  • noting that an appropriately drafted disclaimer would ensure that an employee handbook would not create an implied contract
  • “Terminating an employee for refusing to do an illegal act is a violation of public policy.”
  • noting that the employer provided no disclaimer whatsoever
  • Iowa Supreme Court found that termination of an employee for refusal to commit an illegal act is a violation of public policy
  • “To support an award of punitive damages, the tort must be committed with either actual or legal malice.”

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Judges: Harris, Carter, Andreasen, Ternus, Schultz

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