Lloyd v. Drake University

How courts have described this case

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

• setting forth the seven elements of fraudulent misrepresentation, including a “representation” and “falsity” of that representation (cleaned up)
• requiring “the existence of a clearly defined public policy that protects an activity”
• rejecting a wrongful-discharge claim lodged by a security guard who was fired after forcibly restraining a student suspected of assault because the asserted public policy against crime is generalized, not “clearly defined”
• rejecting a claim for wrongful discharge by a private security guard for attempting to uphold criminal laws by arresting a perceived lawbreaker when no statute was identified protecting or promoting the employee activity sought to be protected
• rejecting a wrongful- discharge claim lodged by a security guard who was fired after forcibly restraining a student suspected of assault because the asserted public policy against crime is generalized, not “clearly defined”
• stating we must proceed with caution before creating an implied cause of action

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).