California Court of Appeal

In a wrongful termination action, plaintiff's use of marijuana, which violated federal criminal statutes, justified his termination as a matter of law even if his conduct did not violate state criminal laws under the Compassionate Use Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/07/2005
• Published 09/07/2005

Judges

• SCOTLAND, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Office of Stewart Katz, Stewart Katz and Costa Kerestenzis, Sacramento, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jackson Lewis, D. Gregory Valenza, San Francisco, and Marlena G. Gibbons, for Defendant and Respondent.