WPC ~w%P̌؏CG Ѻ؎yOCs!Y}]0M}2Pp%}ĝ|\#1C O|ݡGpg%}% VOz|0s"_j$Cyęݢ%$@FN`^EQnDbD5eS ywښ:}xA~V[ l ı~qKܙo/=3X\sbNa'xoZwopxy:[e1Do/586gݝ9j.*-TDtؤ΃rچwvsp F2å^Wd ~O7)dAg|So@pʁgx5vM`tc$HR,T. gߖCqmzoف-sh;lMo# UNM % 0( f a  w4BN^   m 0l& 0Df B<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 0DYY D-cccccccccccc 04 A 0KcHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($TABLE A  $    1    _ThequestioncertifiedtotheCourtwas: Whetherinhousecounselcanmaintainacauseofactionforretaliatorydischarge X pursuanttotheTennesseePublicProtectionAct,Tenn.CodeAnn.501304,and/oraclaimforwhistleblowerretaliationat > commonlawinTennesseeforrefusingtoparticipateinand/orremainsilentaboutallegedlyillegalactivities.Itappearingthatthe $ certifiedquestionpresentedinthismatterhasbeenansweredbythisCourtsrecentdecisionsinCrewsv._Buckman_ԀLaboratories_Intl_,   Inc.,No.W200001834SCR11CV,andGuyv.MutualofOmahaIns.Co.,No.W199900942SCR11CV,theCourtdeclinesto  acceptthequestionoflaw.,-d 3|x 88zPXXdXXd8"1-s U((3$ !      0  (#$  0   \\R'3 Letter Landscape\ d(3$ !  ݁Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5)!dxdx&c$""0 ^\x I&mage <=8C HKKKK( $ Figure  1  !  _TRP$'3 Letter LandscapeX3' Letter'3 Letter Landscape3'TXXXX  g 0  @*8181SUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE X @&SUPREMECOURTDISCRETIONARYAPPEALS > @mm. September16,2002 $   CORRECTED09/17/02__Ԁ(Statev._Leiderman_,State_v._Ԁ_Benham_,andWalkerv.State)    @@7,X*%wddd Xdd Xdd X,81,81, dd ,dd ,Sdd ,dd , dd +  $~~ $STYLE/APPEALNUMBER ':" 'COUNTY : TRIALJUDGE   TRIALCOURTNO. '  " 'APPELLATE :  JUDGE    JUDGMENT '  " 'NATURE :  OFAPPEAL ' " 'ACTION ':" ' InRe:MeridianCorporation  ( M200102776SCR23CQ 'f   'U.S.BankruptcyCourt,  ( WesternDistrictofTN. f   JennieD._Latta_ L  9928923L,9929025 2  L '  ' ' ( 'Rule23 ' ( ' Denied 󀄀TheCourtdeclinestoaccept  ( thequestionoflaw. #  1      'f   ' DanielBensonTaylor :  v. x  JudgeRussell_Heldman_,EtAl. ^ M199900729SCR11CV 'D '_Hickman_ԀCircuit :  _J.S._ԀSteveDaniel x   995025CI '^! 'Cain,J. : " DeniedMotionto x # QuashandMotion ^$ toStay. 'D% 'Rule11 ': & ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofDanielBenson : ' Taylor. x (  '^) ' ReneC.Mercer,EtAl. f* v. L+ _HCA_ԀHealthServicesofTN.,Inc., 2, EtAl. p- M200002785SCR11CV 'V. 'DavidsonCircuit f/ BarbaraN.Haynes L0 98C3458 '21 '_Cantrell_,J. f2 Reversedand L3 Remanded. '24 'Rule11 'f5 ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationsofStevenR. f6 _Nyquist_,M.D.and_HCA_ԀHealthServices L7 ofTN.,Inc.,d/b/aSummitMedical 28 Center. p9  'V: ' JohnPitt,IId/b/aPittExcavating x; v. ^< _Tyree_ԀOrganizationLimited,EtAl. D= M200100115SCR11CV '*> 'DavidsonChancery x? IrvinH._Kilcrease_,Jr. ^@ 001766I 'DA 'Crawford,J. xB Reversedand ^C Remanded. 'DD 'Rule11 'xE ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJohnPitt,II xF d/b/aPittExcavating. ^G  'DH ' g  8tXXdXXd8    JeffreyCrouch,EtAl. d  v. J BridgeTerminalTransport,Inc. 0 M200100789SCS09CV 'n 'DavidsonChancery d IrvinH._Kilcrease_,Jr. J 001171I '0 '_Highers_,J. d Affirmed. 'J  'Rule11 'd  ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJeffreyCrouch, d  etal. J   '0  ' RoyBaines  v. v WilsonCounty,TN.,EtAl. \ M200000830SCR11CV ' B 'WilsonChancery  CharlesK.Smith v 96464 '\ 'Cottrell,J.  Affirmedand v Remanded. '\ 'Rule11 ' ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofRoyBaines.In  accordancewithSupremeCourtRule4 v (D),theCourtrecommendsthatthe \ opinionoftheCourtofAppealsbe  B published. ' ( ' MetropolitanGovernmentof   NashvilleandDavidsonCo.(Codes   707)  n  v. T ! WayneJoiner : " M200200225SCR11CV 'x # 'DavidsonCircuit  $ Carol_Soloman_  % 98C2708 ' n & '_Cantrell_,J.  ' Dismissed. ' ( 'Rule11 ' ) ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofWayneJoiner.  *  ' + ' KimberlyRobinson,EtAl. , v. - _HCA_ԀHealthServicesofTN.,Inc., f. EtAl. L/ M200101128SCS09CV '20 'Davidson_Ciruit_ 1 WalterC.Kurtz 2 99C1521 'f3 '_Cantrell_,J. 4 Rule9Denied. '5 'Rule11 '6 ' Denied 󀄀Applicationof_HCA_ԀHealth 7 ServicesofTN.,Inc.d/b/aCentennial 8 MedicalCenter. f9  'L: ' '; ' '< ' '= ' '> ' '? ' StateofTennessee ~&@ v. d A TommyG._Benham_ JB M200002357SCR11CD '0C 'DavidsonCriminal ~&D J.RandallWyatt,Jr. d E 98C2234 'JF 'Wade,J. ~&G Affirmed. 'd H 'Rule11 '~&I ' Granted 󀄀ApplicationofTommyG. ~&J _Benham_. d K  'JL ' StateofTennessee RM v. 8N JackClayton_Moberly_,Jr. vO M200101279SCR11CD '\P '_Dickson_ԀCircuit RQ RobertE.Burch 8R CR4979A 'vS '_Tipton_,J. RT Williams,J. 8U Glenn,J. vV Affirmed. '\W 'Rule11 'RX ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJackClayton RY _Moberly_,Jr. 8Z  'v[ ' TRP$'3 Letter LandscapeP$'3 Letter Landscape'3 Letter Landscape'3 Letter LandscapeT   StateofTennessee d v. J _Alfio_ԀOrlandoLewis 0  M200003160SCR11CD 'n 'DavidsonCriminal d CherylBlackburn J 2000A121 '0 'Welles,J. d Affirmed. J   '0  'Rule11 'd  ' Denied 󀄀Applicationof_Alfio_ԀOrlando d  Lewis. J   '0 ' StateofTennessee  v. v Brian_Leiderman_ \ M200101590SCR11CD ' B '_Grundy_ԀCircuit  BuddyPerry v 3561 '\ 'Glenn,J.  Affirmed. 'v 'Rule11 ' ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofBrian  _Leiderman_.InaccordancewithSupreme v CourtRule4(D),theCourtrecommends \ thattheopinionoftheCourtofCriminal  B Appealsbepublished. ' ( ' StateofTennessee   v.   JamesBradleyWarner  n  M200101371SCR11CD 'T ! 'BedfordCircuit  " F.LeeRussell  # 14768 ' n $ 'Glenn,J.  % _Tipton_,J.  & Williams,J.  n ' Affirmed. 'T ( 'Rule11 ' ) ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJamesBradley  * Warner.  +  ' n , ' StateofTennessee & - v.  . CharlesT._Sebree_ / M200002810SCR11CD '0 'MontgomeryCriminal & 1 JohnH._Gasaway_,III  2 40539,40000201 '3 'Smith,J. & 4 Rule20Affirmed. ' 5 'Rule11 '& 6 ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofCharlesT. & 7 _Sebree_.  8  '9 ' MarkSpringer R: v. 8; StateofTennessee < M200101102SCR11PC '= 'DavidsonCriminal R> J.RandallWyatt,Jr. 8? 96D1897 '@ '_Woodall_,J. RA Affirmed. '8B 'Rule11 'RC ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofMarkSpringer. RD  '8E ' GeorgeT._Haynie_,Jr. ~&F v. d G StateofTennessee JH M200101522SCR11PC '0I 'WilliamsonCircuit ~&J TimothyL.Easter d K 20059 'JL '_Wedemeyer_,J. ~&M Affirmed. 'd N 'Rule11 '~&O ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofGeorgeT. ~&P _Haynie_,Jr. d Q  'JR ' MartinE.Walker RS v. 8T StateofTennessee vU M200100328SCR11CO '\V 'DavidsonCriminal RW J.RandallWyatt,Jr. 8X 84S1157 'vY '_Wade,_ԀJ. RZ Affirmed. '8[ 'Rule11 'R\ ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofMartinE. R] Walker. 8^  'v_ ' PatrickE.Simpson d v. J StateofTennessee 0  M200102021SCR11CO 'n 'DavidsonCriminal d SteveDozier J 98C2259 '0 'Riley,J. d _Woodall_,J. J  Williams,J. 0  Dismissed. 'n  'Rule11 'd  ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofPatrickE. d  Simpson.TheopinionoftheCourtof J CriminalAppealsisdesignated NotFor 0 _Citation.___ 'n ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ThelmaAgnesSmith b  v. H  DavidPhillipRiley .  E200100828SCR11CV '  'MonroeChancery b  _Jerri_ԀBryant H  12586 '.  'Susano,J. b  Affirmed. 'H  'Rule11 'b  ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofDavidPhillip b   Riley. H !  '. " ' MaryHenry,EtAl.  6 # v. t  $ ObstetricsandGynecology Z % Consultants,P.C.,EtAl. @ & E200101246SCR11CV '& ' 'KnoxCircuit  6 ( DaleC.Workman t  ) 118598 'Z * '_Goddard_,J.  6 + Affirmed. 't  , 'Rule11 ' 6 - ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofMaryandTravis  6 . Henry. t  /  'Z 0 ' _C.D.C._Ԁand_N.M.C._ H1 v. .2 _C.E.D._ l3 E200102086SCR11CV 'R4 '_Hamblen_ԀChancery H5 Thomas_Frierson_,II .6 9946 'l7 'Susano,J. H8 Affirmedand .9 Remanded. 'l: 'Rule11 'H; ' Denied 󀄀Applicationof_C.D.C._Ԁand H< _N.M.C._ .=  'l> ' BarbaraK._Cochran_ t? v. Z@ JackieD._Cochran_,EtAl. @A E200100848SCR11CV '~&B 'JeffersonChancery tC RexH.Ogle ZD 95047 '@E '_Goddard_,J. tF Affirmed. 'ZG 'Rule11 'tH ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofBarbaraK. tI _Cochran_. ZJ  '@K ' PolkCounty,Tennessee L v. M GlendaB.Rogersd/b/a_Ocoee_ԀRiver lN Rats RO E200100004SCR11CV '8P 'PolkChancery Q _Jeri_ԀS.Bryant R 6431 'lS '_Goddard_,J. T Affirmed. 'U 'Rule11 'V ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofGlendaB. W Rogers,d/b/a_Ocoee_ԀRiverRats.In X accordancewithSupremeCourtRule4 lY (D),theCourtrecommendsthatthe RZ opinionoftheCourtofAppealsbe 8[ published. 'v\ '_ BarryLynnTeague d v. J BarbaraAnnChadwickTeague 0 E200101413SCR11CV 'n 'HamiltonCircuit d L.MarieWilliams J 00D713 '0 'Susano,J. d Affirmedas J  Modified. '0  'Rule11 'd  ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofBarbaraAnn d  ChadwickTeague.Theopinionofthe J  CourtofAppealsisdesignated NotFor 0 CitationinaccordancewithSupreme n  CourtRule4,F. 'T ' TeresaJohnson v v. \ StateofTennessee  B E200200281SCR11CV ' ( 'TN.Claims v Commission \ VanceW.Cheek  B 20101984 ' ( 'Susano,J. v Dismissed. '\ 'Rule11 'v ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofTeresaJohnson. v  '\ ' BoardofCommissionersofRoane   County   v.  n  JoeParker,EtAl. T ! E200100146SCR11CV ': " 'RoaneChancery  # FrankV.WilliamsIII  $ 13,223and13,252 ' n % 'Inman,Sr.J.  & Reversedand  ' Remanded. ' n ( 'Rule11 ' ) ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationoftheBoardof  * CommissionersofRoaneCounty.  +  ' n , ' Arfken&Associates  - v. . SimpsonBridgeCompany,Inc.,Et / Al. f0 E200002780SCR11CV 'L1 'BradleyChancery  2 JerriBryant 3 94400 '4 'Susano,J.  5 Dismissedand 6 Remanded. '7 'Rule11 ' 8 ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofArfken&  9 Associates,P.A. :  '; ' InRe:C.M.M. < TennesseeDepartmentof = ChildrensServices > v. x? LutherMatthewMillerand ^@ ClaudiaSavageMiller DA E200002806SCR11JV '*B 'UnionJuvenile C DarrylEdmondson D 2615 'E 'Swiney,J. F Affirmed. 'G 'Rule11 'H ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofLutherMatthew I MillerandClaudiaSavageMiller. J  'K ' TexandJudyHelton L v. M ColonialLoanAssociationand pN LakeviewMotors,Inc. VO E200100060SCR11CV ' <P 'HawkinsCircuit Q JohnK.Wilson R 5029J 'pS 'Goddard,J. T Vacated& U Remanded. 'pV 'Rule11 'W ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofTexandJudy X Helton. Y  'pZ ' BoydsCreekEnterprises,LLC,Et d  Al. J v. 0 SevierCounty,Tennessee,EtAl. n E200101975SCR11CV 'T 'SevierChancery d TelfordE.Forgery,Jr. J 006254 '0 'Inman,Sr.J. d  Affirmed. 'J  'Rule11 'd  ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofBoydsCreek d  Enterprises,LLC. J   '0 ' ThomasR.Stubblefield v v. \ MoniqueRuthStufflefield  B E200101433SCR11CV ' ( 'BlountGeneralSessions v WilliamR.Brewer,Jr. \ S5758 ' B 'Franks,J. v Affirmed. '\ 'Rule11 'v ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofThomasR. v Stubblefield. \  ' B ' SullivanCounty,Tennessee,EtAl.   v.   JoeEllisLyon  n  E200102593SCR11CV 'T  'SullivanCircuit   JohnS.McLellanIII  ! C10583(M) ' n " 'Susano,J.  # Swiney,.J.  $ Dismissed. ' n % 'Rule11 ' & ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJoeEllisLyon.  '  ' ( ' '& ) ' '& * ' '& + ' '& , ' '& - ' StateofTennessee H. v. ./ JacquieUpchurchGiardina l0 E200100581SCR11CD 'R1 'HawkinsCircuit H2 JamesE.Beckner .3 7809 'l4 'Witt,J. H5 Affirmed. '.6 'Rule11 'H7 ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJacquie H8 UpchurchGiardina. .9  'l: ' StateofTennessee t; v. Z< TimothyScottBarnes,David @= Grooms&RichardGrooms ~&> E200101390SCR11CD 'd ? 'CockeCircuit t@ BenW.Hooper,II ZA 8131,8145,8146 '@B 'Wade,J. tC Affirmed. 'ZD 'Rule11 'tE ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofTimothyS. tF Barnes,DavidGrooms,andRichard ZG Grooms. @H  '~&I ' StateofTennessee J v. lK JamesParton RL E200100835SCR11CD '8M 'SevierCircuit N RichardR.Vance lO 8158 'RP 'Woodall,J. Q Affirmed. 'lR 'Rule11 'S ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJamesParton. T  'lU ' StateofTennessee  V v. W AdrianDeeClark  ~X E200101302SCR11CD '!dY 'HamiltonCriminal  Z StephenBevil [ 234808 ' ~\ 'Welles,J.  ] Affirmed. '^ 'Rule11 ' _ ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofAdrianDee  ` Clark. a  ' ~b ' StateofTennessee d  v. J JosephHough 0 E200101127SCR11CD 'n 'HamblenCircuit d JamesE.Beckner J 01CR040 '0 'Wade,J. d Witt,J. J  Tipton,J. 0  Rule20Granted. 'n  'Rule11 'd  ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJosephHough. d   'J ' RichardLynnNorton  v. v StateofTennessee \ E200200253SCR11PC ' B 'GreeneCircuit  JamesE.Beckner v 7058 '\ 'Wade,J.  Tipton,J. v Ogle,J. \ AffirmedPursuant  B toRule20 ' ( 'Rule11 ' ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofRichardLynn  Norton. v  '\ ' StateofTennessee   v.   JonathanWesleyStephenson  n ! E200200713SCR11CO 'T " 'CockeCircuit  # BenW.Hooper,II  $ 5012 ' n % 'Tipton,J.  & Wade,J.  ' Ogle,J.  n ( PetitionforWrit T ) Denied. ': * 'Rule11 ' + ' Denied 󀄀ApplicationofJonathan  , WesleyStephenson.  - " n . * "X,