California Employment Law Update

Tag Archives: common interest privilege

Employee’s Wrongful Termination And Defamation Claims Were Properly Dismissed

McGrory v. Applied Signal Tech., 212 Cal. App. 4th 1510 (2013) John McGrory alleged his employment was terminated because he is male and because he participated in his employer’s internal investigation. He also alleged defamation associated with a statement the vice president of human resources made to another employee about why McGrory had been terminated. … Continue Reading

Common Interest Privilege Does Not Shield AT&T From Potential Defamation Claim

SDV/ACCI, Inc. v. AT&T Corp., 522 F.3d 955 (9th Cir. 2008) SDV/ACCI (a consulting and staffing service company) and its principals sued AT&T after one of AT&T’s employees sent several e-mails in and outside the company stating that SDV/ACCI would no longer be providing services to AT&T because SDV/ACCI was having “financial difficulties.” The district … Continue Reading
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