ROBERTSON v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC.

No. 93-1789.

32 F.3d 948 (1994)

George S. ROBERTSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 26, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony G. Parham, Irving, TX, for appellant.

Paul D. Inman, Karl G. Nelson, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, a former employee of Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. ("Bell"), sued Bell under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(h) alleging that he had been discharged in retaliation for investigating possible overcharging of the United States Government. He also asserted a state law claim for wrongful discharge for refusing to perform an illegal act. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff on the federal claim, but the district court granted Bell...

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