WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Material fact issues preclude summary judgment as to reasons given in discharge letter in case in which Montana Supreme Court clarified that Defendant may defeat wrongful discharge action only for reasons in discharge letter… Watters reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Wrongful discharge, Galbreath rule, discharge letter
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Galbreath rule limiting defense to reasons in discharge letter not superseded by 1999 amendments but evidence offered to substantiate those reasons admissible… answer to 9th Circuit question (reversing Watters’s summary judgment for employer). [Read more…]
Wrongful discharge, defend solely on discharge letter?
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Whether employer may defend solely for reasons in discharge letter as held in Galbreath or whether 1999 amendments supersede the Galbreath rule certified to Montana Supreme Court… order. [Read more…]