Legal Opinion
Willy v. Coastal States Management Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided February 13, 1997No. 01-94-01261-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDELL, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether in-house counsel should be allowed to maintain a cause of action for retaliatory discharge under the Sabine Pilot 1 exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. Plaintiff, Donald Willy, sued the defendant, Coastal States Management Company (Coastal), 2 for wrongful termination. Willy alleged that he was fired from his position as an environmental attorney solely because he refused to falsify environmental reports and to participate in the criminal concealment of violations of state and federal environmental laws.
A jury found that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sabine Pilot Service, Inc. v. HauckTexas Supreme Court · 1985
- Donald J. Willy, and George A. Young v. The Coastal Corp., Coastal States Management Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Winters v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1990
- GTE Products Corp. v. StewartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- General Dynamics Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Willy v. Administrative Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- Eric D. Hillman v. Nueces County, Texas and Nueces County District Attorney's OfficeTexas Supreme Court · 2019
- Ran Ken, Inc. v. Schlapper, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1998
- Heckman v. Zurich Holding Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 2007
- Willy v. Coastal States Management Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1998
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