Laid-Off

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I was just recently "let go" from my position as Store Manager from a retail chain I had been employed with for 2 years. In that 2 years, I turned my store completely around. Before me, it was faltering. The customer service was lacking, the sales were in the red and the site itself was in shambles. I single-handedly restaffed the store, helped in remodeling it top to bottom, and brought customer service beyond expectations. I took the company's lowest performing store to the top of the district and the region! I was salaried and was required to work 48 hours a week... I generally put in 50-60 hours (plus an hour commute each way). I loved my job! I poured my heart and soul into that place. I lived it! Now, I'm grieving. Technically I resigned but only because I was placed between a rock and a hard place. On my last day, I was taken into my office and told I was being placed on suspension because I had written 9am-5pm on the time sheet when I had actually worked 9:30am-5:30pm. I was flabbergasted! I still am actually! I can't believe the disloyalty. I wasn't stealing, or slacking... I wasn't harming the company in anyway... I just don't understand!? Has anyone else experienced anything like this? And why do I feel like I failed somehow? What could the real reason be that I was "let go"? Do I have a case against them? Please comment.