Epstein Becker Green litigators assisted a state education partnership in defeating claims made against it by a terminated at-will employee who brought an AAA arbitration, alleging breach of contract, defamation, and wrongful discharge in violation of “public policy” (under Connecticut exception to at-will principle). After an eight-day trial, a lengthy opinion by a retired state court judge dismissing claims adopted EBG’s argument based on qualified privilege in defamation suit and narrow scope of “public policy” exception.
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