Federal Judge Grants Summary Judgment To IHOP In Wrongful Discharge Suit

Mealey's (February 12, 2018, 1:17 PM EST) -- TOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio federal judge on Feb. 8 granted a motion for summary judgment filed by International House of Pancakes LLC in a wrongful discharge lawsuit filed by a former employee who was fired for refusing to cooperate with a federal investigation, finding that IHOP made a reasonable decision to deny indemnification after determining that the former employee engaged in fraud and willful misconduct (Autumn Lee Tangas v. International House of Pancakes, LLC, et al., No. 15-1566, N.D. Ohio, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21077)....