California Court of Appeal

In suit alleging wrongful termination in violation of public policy, fraud, and fraudulent inducement of employment related to plaintiff's whistleblowing on defendants' alleged "payment packing," verdict for plaintiff is affirmed over defendants' claims that the court erred in: 1) refusing to dismiss plaintiff's wrongful termination in violation of public policy claim; 2) denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; 3) abusing its discretion in making evidentiary rulings which prejudiced them; 4) instructing the jury; and 5) denying their motion for a new trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2007
• Published 12/12/2007

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lee A. Wood & Associates, Lee A. Wood, Jeffrey R. Salberg, Costa Mesa;  Jorgensen & Salberg and Richard Allen Jorgensen, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of J. Scott Russo, Russo & Duckworth and J. Scott Russo, for Defendants and Appellants.