General Dynamics Corp. v. Superior Court

How courts have described this case

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• holding that in-house attorney may sue for retaliatory discharge in violation of public policy unless suit cannot proceed without breach of attorney-client privilege
• holding that in-house attorney may sue for retaliatory discharge in violation of public policy unless suit cannot proceed without breach of attorney-client privilege
• discussing fact that plaintiff counsel advised the company that it was in possible violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
• discussing fact that plaintiff counsel advised the company that it was in possible violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
• encouraging courts to use protective orders or other tools to permit plaintiff privy to defendant’s privileged information to “attempt to make the necessary proof while protecting from disclosure client confidences subject to the privilege”
• explaining the circumstances where in-house counsel may bring a retaliation claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).