Legal Opinion
Lagatree v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 13, 1999No. B124263, B125272PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MASTERSON J.
This appeal presents the question of whether an employee can state a cause of action for wrongful termination in violation of public policy where he was discharged in 1997 for refusing to sign a predispute arbitration agreement requiring that work-related disputes be resolved through binding arbitration. We conclude that the termination did not violate public policy.
Background
In September 1993, plaintiff Donald Lagatree, a legal secretary, commenced temporary employment with the law firm of Keesal, Young & Logan (Keesal Young) in Long Beach. On March 14, 1994, Lagatree…
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