Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.

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• reasoning that in cases where motive, intent, or other state of mind questions are at issue, summary judgment is often inappropriate
• recognizing availability of “redress in certain circumstances for employees terminated for performing important public deeds even though the law does not absolutely require the performance of such a deed”
• “Cooperating with an ongoing governmental investigation is an important public deed which fits this category.”
• terminating at- will employee for cooperating with United States Customs Service officials who were investigating his employer violates public policy
• terminating at-will employee for cooperating with United States Customs Service officials who were investigating his employer violates public policy
• cooperating with an ongoing governmental investigation is a protected public deed, even if such cooperation is not required by law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).