Refusing to Sign Financial Statements

Wrongful discharge claims are difficult to bring in Texas. Most employees can be fired for any reason or no reason, and one of the few exceptions protects an employee fired solely for refusing to commit an illegal act.

When a real estate executive told us he had been fired for refusing to sign financial statements he knew were false, we believed his case fit that exception and agreed to take on the corporation that fired him. The litigation involved contested discovery and motion practice, and we secured a favorable settlement for our client.