California Court of Appeal

Summary judgment against plaintiff-employee's wrongful discharge claims is reversed where his claim was not preempted by federal labor statutes and the public policy of discouraging fraud constitutes a fundamental public policy of California and is sufficient to support defendant's claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/11/2004
• Published 08/11/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Wagner & Jones, Andrew B. Jones and Nicholas J.P. Wagner, Fresno, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Littler Mendelson, Bren K. Thomas, Fresno, and Allen A. Palacio, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent.