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AUSTIN v. HEALTHTRUST, INC.—THE HOSPITAL CO.

No. 97-0825.

967 S.W.2d 400 (1998)

Lynda Gail AUSTIN, Petitioner, v. HEALTHTRUST, INC.—THE HOSPITAL COMPANY, Wharton Hospital Corporation d/b/a Gulf Coast Medical Center, and Patrick Lilley, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregg M. Rosenberg, Ian Scharfman, Houston, for Petitioner.

David N. Goldman, Chad A. Shultz, M. Elizabeth Ortega, Atlanta, Layne A. Thompson, Houston, for Respondents.

OWEN, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, HECHT, ENOCH, BAKER, ABBOTT, and HANKINSON, Justices, join.

We have been requested in this case to create a judicial exception to the employment-at-will doctrine by recognizing a cause of action for private whistleblowers. Because the Legislature has been so proactive in promulgating statutes that prohibit retaliation against whistleblowers in many areas of the private sector, we...

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