Knight v. American Guard & Alert, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing expresses an enforceable breach of contract theory
• holding that where employee was warned not to disclose that other employees were abusing drugs on the job, and employee was terminated following disclosure, reasonable jurors could conclude that employee was terminated in retaliation for informing on other employees
• stating that pleadings should be construed liberally
• security guard who reported alcohol and drug use by other guards to company for which security services were provided
• allegation that security guard fired after reporting alcohol and drug abuse to pipeline's owners after his employer ignored his reports states cause of action
• complaint that alleged retaliatory discharge stated an enforceable cause of action under covenant of good faith and fair dealing implied in employment contracts

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