Legal Opinion
Brown v. Hammond
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 12, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-3155PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALDMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff is a former employee of defendant attorney and his law firm. She is suing for wrongful discharge after having “blown the whistle” on the defendants’ allegedly improper billing practices. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. 1 Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).
I. LEGAL STANDARD
The purpose of a Rule 12(b)(6) motion is to test the legal sufficiency of a complaint. See Sturm v. Clark, 835 F.2d 1009, 1111 (3d Cir.1987). In deciding…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Pennsylvania ex rel. Zimmerman v. Pepsico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Clay v. Advanced Computer Applications, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Albert J. Gaiardo and Patricia Gaiardo, His Wife v. Ethyl Corporation, A/K/A Ethyl Corporation, Visqueen DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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- Gallant v. BOC Group, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
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