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VANBUREN v. GRUBB

Record No. 120348.

733 S.E.2d 919 (2012)

284 Va. 584

Angela VANBUREN v. Stephen A. GRUBB.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. O'Keeffe, IV ( Monica T. Monday ; Paula G. Klockenbrink ; Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, on briefs), Roanoke, for plaintiff-appellant.

Terry N. Grimes (Grimes & Williams, on brief), Roanoke, for defendant-appellee.

Amici Curiae: The Virginia Employment Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association ( R. Scott Oswald ; Nicholas Woodfield ; Employment Law group, on brief), in support of plaintiff-appellant.

Amici Curiae: Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association ( John E. Davison ; Davidson & Kitzmann, on brief), Charlottesville, in support of plaintiff-appellant.

Present: All the Justices.

Opinion by Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.

On March 1, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit entered an order of certification requesting that we exercise our jurisdiction pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and Rule 5:40, and answer the following question:

Does Virginia law recognize a common law tort claim of wrongful discharge in violation of established public policy against an individual who was...

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