Thursday, October 25th, 2007

DAlaska: Johnson v. Fred Meyer Update

Judge Beistline certifies issue of public policy tort to the Alaska Supreme Court
In this case, reported earlier, Judge Beistline has certified the following  question to the Alaska Supreme Court:
Does an at-will employee have a tort public policy claim under Alaska’s implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when an employer discharges that employee in order […]

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Employer’s Counsel Memo to Client, re Litigation Risks

Since the mid-1990’s, the success rate of plaintiffs who bring employment lawsuits has steadily increased. [Fn]   [National] jury verdict statistics shows that in 1994, only fifty percent (50%) of plaintiffs were successful at trial.  By contrast, sixty-four percent (64%) of plaintiffs who went to trial in 2006 were successful on their claims.  In fact, between […]