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· 9/6/1991

Nix v. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education

Citations

  • 596 A.2d 1132
  • 408 Pa. Super. 369
  • 1991 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2597

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  • “A request for punitive damages does not constitute a cause of action in an[d] of itself. Rather, a request for punitive damages is merely incidental to a cause of action.”
  • “[I]n Pennsylvania an at-will employment environment is the norm, absent a contract to the contrary, and thus, an employee can be terminated for good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all.”

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Judges: Wieand, Beck and Hudock

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