Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1998No. 96-CV-34, 96-CV-739PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
This case presents us with two related and consolidated appeals. The first, No. 96-CV-34, arises from an action for defamation and wrongful discharge which was brought by Katherine T. Wallace, Ph.D., a former associate of the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, against the firm and several of its partners and associates. The plaintiff alleged, inter alia, that her character and professional qualifications had been defamed by the defendants in a number of performance evaluations and other communications, and that she had subsequently been discharged, in…
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