Burgess v. El Paso Cancer Treatment Center

OPINION

KOEHLER, Justice.

The primary question in this appeal is whether the courts of this state should recognize a private “whistleblower” cause of action. Russell B. Burgess (Burgess), Appellant, brought suit against Appellees, alleging that they had wrongfully terminated him from employment and discriminated against him because he learned of and complained about a conspiracy among some of the employees to defraud the El Paso Cancer Treatment Center, by theft of some of the Center’s property. Appellees specially excepted to Burgess’ pleadings for failure to state any cause of action. Upon…