California Court of Appeal

In a wrongful termination case, the trial court committed prejudicial error by allowing a human resources management expert to opine that certain facts in evidence were "indicators" that defendant discharged plaintiff for retaliatory reasons. Reversed and remanded.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2004
• Published 01/28/2004

Judges

•  MARGULIES, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Law Offices of Ellen Lake, Ellen Lake;  Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer, J. Gary Gwilliam, Oakland, Jan C. Nielsen, Clayton, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Littler Mendelson, Henry D. Lederman, Walnut Creek, Eric A. Grover, Barbara M. Russell, San Francisco;  Office of Laboratory Counsel, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Janet G. Tulk, Kathryn A. Rauhut, Livermore, for Defendant and Appellant.