Mealey's (October 2, 2019, 9:50 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A former Taco Bell franchisee’s worker who alleges that he was fired for refusing to lie to get out of jury duty may proceed with his lawsuit as the trial court erred in finding that there was no private cause of action under the relevant Mississippi statute and in finding no genuine dispute of material fact, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled in a Sept. 27 per curiam opinion (Maxwell Simmons v. Pacific Bells, L.L.C., No. 19-60001, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 29231)....