O’Brien v. Bellevue Pub. Schs.

Appellant filed a complaint in the district court against Bellevue Public Schools (BPS), alleging that he was fired as an employee of BPS in retaliation for reporting to his superiors the presence, demolition, and removal of asbestos-containing materials at the middle school where he worked. The district court granted summary judgment for BPS. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that BPS was entitled to judgment as a matter of law because Appellant failed to present evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that the permissible reason of poor job performance articulated by BPS for his termination was a pretext for an impermissible termination. View "O’Brien v. Bellevue Pub. Schs." on Justia Law