Estate of Roach v. Trw, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

VERNIERO, J.

This appeal requires us to consider whether the jury’s verdict in favor of plaintiff is sustainable under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8 (CEPA). The Appellate Division set aside the verdict based on its conclusion that plaintiff did not articulate, as purportedly required by CEPA, that the actions of his co-employees, about which he complained, implicated the public interest. Because we differ in our interpretation of the statute and conclude that the jury’s verdict is sustainable on the record presented,…