Legal Opinion
Carl v. Children's Hospital
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 1997No. 93-CV-1476PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Per curiam
We granted appellant’s petition for rehearing en banc to consider her contention that the narrow public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine which we first recognized in Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., 597 A.2d 28, 32 (D.C.1991), should be expanded to include the rights of employees to speak out publicly on issues affecting the public interest without fear of retaliation by their employers. The division that initially heard this appeal affirmed the trial court’s denial of relief because it was bound by precedent to do so. Carl v. Children’s Hospital, 657 A.2d 286, 289…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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- Sponaugle v. Pre-Term, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Gray v. Citizens Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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