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wrongful discharge claim in Massachusetts

7 Massachusetts opinions name it 3 courts 1993–2006 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Massachusetts courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.green
mass · 1991 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
1 sentence

1998See Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp., 410 Mass. 706, 714 (1991).

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Wright v. Shriners Hospital for Crippled Childrengreen
mass · 1992 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
1 sentence

1995See King v. Driscoll, 418 Mass. 576, 583 (1994) (“internal administration, policy, functioning, and other matters of an organization cannot be the basis for public policy exception”); Wright v. Shriners Hosp. for Crippled Children, 412 Mass. 469, 474 (1992); Smith-Pfeffer v. Superintendent of the Walter E.

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King v. Driscollgreen
mass · 1994 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
1 sentence

1995See King v. Driscoll, 418 Mass. 576, 583 (1994) (“internal administration, policy, functioning, and other matters of an organization cannot be the basis for public policy exception”); Wright v. Shriners Hosp. for Crippled Children, 412 Mass. 469, 474 (1992); Smith-Pfeffer v. Superintendent of the Walter E.

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Balla v. Gambro, Inc.green
ill · 1991 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1995–1995
2 sentences

1995In Balla v. Gambro, Inc., 145 Ill. 2d 492, 501 (1991), the Supreme Court of Illinois concluded “that, generally, in-house counsel do not have a claim ... of retaliatory discharge.” 8 The court based its decision on the destructive impact recognition of the claim would have on the attorney-client relationship that exists between an employer and in-house counsel, id., and on its conclusion that the policy of preserving public health and safety, the basis for recognizing an employee’s wrongful discharge claim, is protected adequately without recognition of the claim by the attorney’s obligations

1995In Balla v. Gambro, Inc., 145 Ill. 2d 492, 501 (1991), the Supreme Court of Illinois concluded “that, generally, in-house counsel do not have a claim ... of retaliatory discharge.” 8 The court based its decision on the destructive impact recognition of the claim would have on the attorney-client relationship that exists between an employer and in-house counsel, id., and on its conclusion that the policy of preserving public health and safety, the basis for recognizing an employee’s wrongful discharge claim, is protected adequately without recognition of the claim by the attorney’s obligations

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DeRose v. Putnam Management Co.green
mass · 1986 · cited in 1 Massachusetts opinions naming this issue, 1993–1993
1 sentence

1993See DeRose v. Putnam Management Co., 398 Mass. 205, 210 (1986).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Massachusetts. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
GTE Products Corp. v. Stewart green
mass · 1995
2 sentences

2006Id. at 33 .

1996Recently, in GTE Products Corp. v. Stewart, 421 Mass. 22 (1995), the Supreme Judicial Court discussed the circumstances under which in-house counsel may reveal client confidences and secrets in pursuing a wrongful discharge claim.

21996–2006
Marderosian v. Shamshak green
mad · 1997
1 sentence

2005Id. at 337 .

12005–2005
Marks v. . Cowdin green
ny · 1919
1 sentence

2001Beyond that they could not go.” Ibid.

12001–2001
General Dynamics Corp. v. Superior Court green
cal · 1994
1 sentence

1996Following the reasoning of the Supreme Court of California in General Dynamics Corp. v. Rose, 7 Cal. 4th 1164 (1994), the Court concluded that in-house counsel may pursue a claim where there otherwise would be a right of action had the employee not been a lawyer.

11996–1996

Where else courts name it

OH 61 (1990–2025) WA 45 (1990–2024) OR 40 (1984–2025) CT 39 (1987–2025) MI 27 (1984–2022) IA 26 (1992–2025) NC 25 (1991–2026) PA 25 (1985–2025) CA 24 (1985–2026) NJ 22 (1988–2025) MO 19 (1989–2020) TX 16 (1991–2023) MD 15 (1991–2017) MT 14 (1994–2024) DC 11 (1991–2018) NY 10 (1989–2026) WI 10 (1989–2023) CO 10 (1990–2023) WV 10 (1997–2023) UT 9 (1998–2015) KY 9 (1985–2026) MN 9 (1991–2016) AZ 8 (1988–2023) OK 7 (1989–2022) IN 7 (1992–2019) MA 7 (1993–2006) NH 7 (1999–2019) KS 7 (1984–2023) AK 6 (1986–2024) AR 5 (1988–2025) VI 5 (1994–2015) NM 5 (1991–2004) SC 5 (1996–2015) IL 4 (1984–2022) VA 4 (1996–2012) LA 4 (1991–2015) TN 4 (1997–2019) HI 3 (2011–2016) FL 3 (1989–2018) ME 2 (1986–2019) WY 2 (2009–2014) AL 2 (1986–2011) NE 2 (2006–2006) ID 2 (2003–2014) NV 2 (1991–1995) SD 2 (2006–2019)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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