Sanders

Filed 5/29/14 Sanders v. Central Freight Lines CA1/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

HOWARD SANDERS,

Plaintiff and Respondent, v. A134752 CENTRAL FREIGHT LINES, INC., (Alameda County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. RG09454517)

This is an appeal from judgment following a bench trial in a wrongful termination lawsuit in favor of plaintiff Howard Sanders against his former employer, Central Freight Lines, Inc. (Central). Following trial, the trial court determined Sanders had been wrongfully discharged in violation of a fundamental public policy – to wit, for protesting his workplace safety concerns. For reasons set forth…