Gerald F. Adler v. American Standard Corporation, Gerald F. Adler v. American Standard Corporation

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

The appellee Gerald F. Adler was terminated from his employment with the appellant American Standard, Inc.,1 because the appellee had stated his intention to reveal to higher officers of the corporation the existence of an allegedly illegal “kickback” scheme. Although Maryland, where this case arises, adheres to the common law rule that unwritten employment contracts create employment “at will,” the Court of Appeals of Maryland has recognized an *1304exception to this doctrine, and permits a claim for abusive discharge when the employee is terminated for reasons which…