United States DC Circuit

Employee has no cause of action for wrongful discharge from employment contract where employer fired him for an improper reason if the employee committed a material breach of the contract, even if the breach was unknown to the employer at the time of termination.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/11/2001
• Decided 04/06/2001
• Published 04/06/2001

Judges

• Before HENDERSON, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John G. Roberts, Jr. argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Catherine E. Stetson and Mark S. London.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stuart H. Newberger argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief was Barry E. Cohen.  Tara W. Blanchard entered an appearance.