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KING v. COMPPARTNERS

Amicus Curiae Brief of The Civil Justice Association of California

22 Cited authorities

  1. Green v. Ralee Engineering Co

    19 Cal.4th 66 (Cal. 1998)   Cited 479 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employee who reported the sale of defective aircraft parts did state a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy because his action was directly connected to federal regulation of air safety

  2. Shoemaker v. Myers

    52 Cal.3d 1 (Cal. 1990)   Cited 459 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "no employee has a vested contractual right ... beyond the time or contrary to the terms and conditions fixed by law"

  3. Gantt v. Sentry Insurance

    1 Cal.4th 1083 (Cal. 1992)   Cited 359 times
    Holding that a claim for retaliatory dismissal for supporting a coworker's claim of sexual harassment is not precluded by workers' compensation remedies

  4. Hendy v. Losse

    54 Cal.3d 723 (Cal. 1991)   Cited 326 times
    Affirming an order sustaining defendants' demurrer without leave to amend when the plaintiff filed an amended complaint omitting harmful allegations from the original unverified complaint

  5. Flait v. North American Watch Corp.

    3 Cal.App.4th 467 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992)   Cited 319 times
    Holding that California state law claims of retaliatory discharge are evaluated under the framework used in federal law relating to discrimination and retaliation

  6. Fermino v. Fedco, Inc.

    7 Cal.4th 701 (Cal. 1994)   Cited 258 times
    Holding that a claim of false imprisonment by an employer is always outside the scope of the compensation bargain

  7. DuBois v. W.C.A.B.

    5 Cal.4th 382 (Cal. 1993)   Cited 230 times
    Noting general rule that statutory penalty provisions do not apply to public entities

  8. Charles J. Vacanti, M.D., Inc. v. State Comp. Ins. Fund

    24 Cal.4th 800 (Cal. 2001)   Cited 171 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is "the exclusive forum for pursuing a section 132a claim"

  9. Unruh v. Truck Ins. Exchange

    7 Cal.3d 616 (Cal. 1972)   Cited 216 times
    Finding outrageousness where investigator tricked plaintiff into romantic relationship and shook rope bridge that plaintiff was standing on in order to obtain pictures of her reaction

  10. Johns-Manville Products Corp. v. Superior Court

    27 Cal.3d 465 (Cal. 1980)   Cited 135 times
    Finding allegations sufficient to state cause of action for aggravation of disease against employer notwithstanding workers' compensation law where plaintiff alleged employer fraudulently concealed from him that he was suffering from disease caused by ingestion of asbestos, thereby preventing him from receiving treatment for disease and inducing him to continue working under hazardous conditions