PAOLELLA v. BROWNING-FERRIS, INC.

No. 97-1599.

158 F.3d 183 (1998)

Michael PAOLELLA v. BROWNING-FERRIS, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Marion (Argued), John E. Caruso, Howard J. Bashman, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant.

Arlin M. Adams (Argued), Nancy Winkelman, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, NYGAARD and SEITZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action, we are asked to predict certain parameters of the employment-at-will doctrine under Delaware law. Relying on the "public policy exception" to the doctrine, plaintiff claimed he was unlawfully terminated for protesting his employer's illegal billing scheme. After a jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff, defendant employer moved for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, a...

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