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Jim Ritchie; Mike Truhlicka; Gary Wergin; Louis Burchfield; Charles Jaudon; Scott Kobza; Mitch Gabel; Don Gehle, Appellants
vs.
Walker Manufacturing Company, Appellee.
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Issues:
Drug testing, policy and procedure, 4
Case Summary:
Several former employees of the Walker Manufacturing Company appeal a lower court's ruling in their suit against the company. The employees were dismissed after they failed a required drug test. The employees argued the company's testing program violated rights protected by the federal and state constitutions. The company responded with a motion to dismiss.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska granted the company's motion to dismiss. The court rejected each of the five complaints filed by the employees. The employees now appeal.
Outcome:
The employees lose. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision of the lower jurisdiction.