Nygård, Inc. v. Uusi-Kerttula, 159 Cal. App. 4th 1027 (2008)
After quitting his employment with Nygård, Timo Uusi-Kerttula gave an interview about his work experiences to a Finnish magazine. Nygård then sued Timo and the magazine for a variety of claims, including breach of contract and defamation. The trial court granted defendants’ motion to strike pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute, Cal. Code Civ. Proc.
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Release Enforced As To Defamation And Overtime Claims – But Not Claim Under USERRA
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Perez v. Uline, Inc., 157 Cal. App. 4th 953 (2007)
On the day that Brian Perez, a captain in the United States Marine Corps Reserves, returned to work after duty with the Reserves, his employment with Uline, Inc. was terminated. He was presented with a “Severance Agreement and Release,” offering him severance in the amount of six weeks’ salary in exchange for his execution…
Employee’s Defamation Claim Was Properly Dismissed, But Court Improperly Instructed Jury On Remaining Claim
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Raghavan v. Boeing Co., 133 Cal. App. 4th 1120 (2005)
Krishnan Raghavan sued Boeing for defamation, among other things, based upon a written reprimand that Raghavan received in which he was accused of (1) failing to disclose all relevant information concerning a business trip he had made to Russia in April 2001 and (2) providing false or misleading information to Boeing executives during a…