Legal Opinion
Casella v. SouthWest Dealer Services, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 2007No. G036883PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FYBEL, J.—
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Zachary Casella sued his former employer, SouthWest Dealer Services, Inc. (SouthWest), and its president, Eric Hamann (collectively, defendants), for wrongful termination in violation of public policy, fraud, and fraudulent inducement of employment in violation of Labor Code section 970. Casella claimed his employment was terminated because he reported SouthWest’s participation in some of its car dealership clients’ fraudulent business practices. The parties refer to these practices as “payment packing.” The payment-packing practice in this case involved…
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