Legal Opinion
John Novosel v. Nationwide Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 19, 1983No. 83-5101PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents us with the task of determining under what circumstances a federal court sitting in diversity under Pennsylvania law may intercede in a nonunion employment relationship and limit the employer’s ability to discharge employees. In his suit against Nationwide Insurance Company, John Novosel brought two separate claims, one sounding in tort, the other in contract. The tort claim turns on whether a cause of action is created by a discharge that contravenes either important public policies or rights conferred on employees as members of…
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