Coastal Lumber Co. v. Johnson

The defendant, Coastal Lumber Company ("Coastal"), appeals from a judgment entered on a $400,000 general verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Michael L. Johnson, in this action seeking compensatory and punitive damages under Ala. Code 1975, §25-5-11.1, for wrongful termination of employment. We affirm.

Two issues are presented for our review:

1) Whether the evidence was sufficient to submit the wrongful termination claim to the jury; and

2) Whether Coastal was entitled to a new trial on the ground that Johnson's attorney had failed to disclose before the trial the name of an expert witness whom he…