Veto

Veto v. the Boeing Company

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 6, 202624-7060California938 words

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facts, we do not recount them here. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291

and affirm.

A district court’s decision to grant summary judgment is reviewed de novo.

Desire, LLC v. Manna Textiles, Inc., 986 F.3d 1253, 1259 (9th Cir. 2021).

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we must

determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the

district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. Soc. Techs. LLC v.

Apple Inc., 4 F.4th 811, 816 (9th Cir. 2021).

1. The district court did not err in granting Boeing summary judgment

on Veto’s Section 1102.5 claim. In relevant part, Section 1102.5 prohibits an

employer from retaliating against an employee for disclosing information to a

supervisor if the employee has “reasonable cause” to believe the information

discloses a violation of state or federal statute. CAL. LABOR CODE §

1102.5(b). The “reasonable cause” standard “imposes a requirement of objective

reasonableness.” People ex rel. Garcia-Brower v. Kolla’s, Inc., 14 Cal. 5th 719,

734 (Cal. 2023). “The reasonableness of an act or omission is a question of fact,

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