Siri

*600 Plaintiff Says Siri appeals the dismissal of her wrongful discharge complaint following the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant Sutter Home Winery, Inc., doing business as Trinchero Family Estates (defendant or TFE). Defendant has cross-appealed, challenging the trial court's denial of its motion for sanctions.

Plaintiff's complaint alleges that she was terminated in retaliation for having *752 brought to the attention of defendant's management and the Board of Equalization defendant's failure to have paid use taxes owed by the company in violation of Labor Code section 1102.5 and public policy. The litigation has an unnecessarily complex and extended history, due in large part to a misconception of the relevant issues by both parties. Proceeding as if the case turns on whether plaintiff correctly accused defendant of failing to pay use taxes it owed, plaintiff pursued and defendant strenuously resisted efforts to obtain copies of defendant's tax returns, leading ultimately to a decision by this court that defendant had not "waived the privilege against forced disclosure of tax returns" and that no exception to the tax return privilege applied to entitle…