Michelle Fleshner, Respondent v. Pepose Vision Institute, P.c., Appellant

Summary

The court reversed the judgment and remanded because the trial court should have held an evidentiary hearing on allegations that a juror made anti-Semitic remarks during deliberations. The court held that such remarks, if made, establish ethnic or religious bias inconsistent with the constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury. It also adopted the public-policy exception to at-will employment, held that "contributing factor" is the proper causation standard, and concluded that the instruction used did not prejudice PVI. No separate opinions were filed.