Legal Opinion
Judith Wolk v. Saks Fifth Avenue Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 1984No. 83-5334PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The evolution of the common law is marked by the gradual emergence of new doctrine. The field of employment rights, particularly for employees formerly dismissible at will, requires special re-evaluation in light of present developments. This appeal requires us to turn our attention to the rapidly evolving common law governing employment relations and especially to the tort of wrongful discharge and the implied contractual guarantee of employment security.
In the present controversy, suit was originally brought in the Allegheny County Court of Common…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Emra Joseph Bonham v. Dresser Industries, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- John Novosel v. Nationwide Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Clare R. Bruffett v. Warner Communications, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Sound Ship Building Corp v. Bethlehem Steel Company (Incorporated)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by103 opinions
- Leroy D. Schoch v. First Fidelity Bancorporation and Industrial Valley Title Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- 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
- Grzyb v. EvansKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Shaner v. Horizon Bancorp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Retherford v. AT & T Communications of the Mountain States, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1992
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