Silver v. CPC-Sherwood Manor, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
I.ISSUES
¶ 1 The dispositive question before this Court is whether the after-acquired evidence doctrine has no effect on damages, limits damages, or bars liability in an action for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We answer in cases of wrongful termination in violation of public policy when the employee is not statutorily disqualified from the employment, the after-acquired evidence doctrine limits compensatory damages rather than bars all liability.
II.STANDARD OF REVIEW
¶ 2 This is an appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The…
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