Benchmarks: Firm didn’t violate public policy by firing lawyer 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 14, 2013
Tags: attorney misconduct, attorneys, public policy, Rules of Professional Conduct, wrongful discharge
A Washington lawyer claims she lost her job because she objected to using perjured testimony to win a client’s lawsuit.
This month, a state court ruled that her former law firm could not be liable for wrongful discharge – even assuming the truth of her allegations.
Non-custodial parent can recover UIM benefits
Published: January 9, 2013
Tags: public policy, underinsured motorist benefits, wrongful death
State insurance law did not bar a non-custodial parent from receiving underinsured motorist benefits for the wrongful death of her son in his grandmother’s automobile accident, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Supervisor may be liable for wrongful discharge
Published: November 8, 2012
Tags: public policy, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge
A supervisor could be individually liable for participating in the wrongful discharge of an employee in violation of state public policy, the Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in answering a certified question submitted by the 4th Circuit.
Two-year limit on auto claims doesn’t violate public policy
Published: October 23, 2012
Tags: auto insurance, public policy, statute of limitations
A two-year limitation on claims in an automobile insurance policy does not violate public policy even though the state where the accident occurred has a longer statute of limitations, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
Same-sex adoption must be recognized
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: adoption, Full Faith and Credit Clause, public policy, same sex
The state of Louisiana must recognize an adoption obtained by a same-sex couple under New York law, the 5th Circuit has ruled.
Tanning salon may be liable for customer’s injury
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: products liability, public policy
A release signed by a tanning booth customer doesn’t bar a strict liability claim against the booth’s manufacturer after she was injured there, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled in reversing an appellate court.
