Ozawa v. Vision Airlines, Inc.

OPINION

In these consolidated appeals, we consider two issues. First, we are asked to recognize a new exception to the at-will employment doctrine and to allow a claim for tortious discharge related to an employee’s termination for attempting to organize his fellow employees. Because we conclude that the appellant had an available statutory remedy, we decline to recognize this claim for tortious discharge and we affirm the district court’s order granting summary judgment on this claim. Second, we review whether the district court abused its discretion in its resolution of respondents’ request…