Legal Opinion
Fingerhut v. Children's National Medical Center
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 1999No. 95-CV-939PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REID, Associate Judge:
This case involves a challenge to the dismissal of appellant J. Michael Finger-hut’s wrongful discharge action against ap-pellee Children’s National Medical Center (“CNMC”). The motions court granted appellee’s motion to dismiss the complaint under Super. Ct. Civ. R. 12(b)(6). On appeal, Fingerhut contended that he made a sufficient showing to withstand the dismissal of his wrongful discharge claim which alleged a violation of a public policy exception to the employment at-will doctrine. After our decision in Carl v. Children’s Hosp., 702 A.2d 159 (D.C.1997) (en banc),…
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