PHYSIO GP, INC. v. Naifeh
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
1DissentJ. Harvey Hudson, Senior Justice
*890Does the Sabine Pilot1 exception to the “employment-at-will doctrine” extend to an individual defendant who is not the employer of the plaintiff? In other words, may an individual, who is not the employer of the plaintiff, be liable for wrongful discharge of the plaintiff under the Sabine Pilot doctrine? The majority answers negatively and supports its position with cogent arguments and authorities. However, as the majority acknowledges, this is an issue on which jurists have struggled and the states are divided. Unlike my colleagues, I find myself persuaded by a contrary rationale and…
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- Holloway v. SkinnerTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Reno v. BairdCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
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- Montgomery County Hospital District v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1998
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