Legal Opinion

Christine Blanda v. Martin & Seibert, LC

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 2019No. 19-0317Separate

1Opinion of the Court

FILED No. 19-0317 – Blanda v. Martin & Seibert November 22, 2019 released at 3:00 p.m. EDYTHE NASH GAISER, CLERK WORKMAN, J., dissenting: SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA “The most frequently used exception to at-will employment, a wrongful discharge claim that alleges the termination violated public policy, seeks to balance the employer’s interest in operating a business efficiently and profitably, the employee’s interest in earning a livelihood, and society’s interest in seeing its public policies carried out.”1 In light of the egregious facts pled here, this Court should have…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Palmateer v. International Harvester Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Harless v. First National Bank in FairmontWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Palmer v. BrownSupreme Court of Kansas · 1988
  4. Wholey v. RoebuckCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  5. Cordle v. General Hugh Mercer Corp.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984

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