Charles Foster

3 weeks ago | mondaq.com | Philip Person |Charles Foster

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case ontheir employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas &Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise. On Jan. 24, 2025, California's First District Court ofAppeal reversed a $2.1 million jury verdict against PG&E for adefamation claim brought by a former employee. In doing so, thecourt clarified the applicable legal standard for the recovery oftort remedies in the employment context.