1) Official Citations
Khajavi v. Feather River Anesthesia Medical Group 84 Cal. App. 4th 32 [100 Cal. Rptr. 2d 627](2000)
Starzinski v. Capital Public Radio 88 Cal. App. 4th 33 [105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 525](2001)

2. Case Briefs
Khajavi v. Feather River Anesthesia Medical Group
Facts Plaintiff Nosrat Khajavi, who is an anesthesiologist, was terminated under an oral contract stating for a specified term. This was caused by a dispute over the plaintiff and a ophthalmologist on how the proceeding should be on the specific surgery that happened that happened in the operating room which lead to an bigger argument. The ophthalmologist’s brother was the head of the anesthesia group. Then Feather River Anesthesia Medical Group terminated Khajai’s employment. The court ruled that Feather River Anesthesia Medical Group has breached its oral employment and awarded him.
Issues
1. Standard of Review - Khajavi first appeals from the trial court's ruling that granted Feather River a nonsuit as to his fourth cause of action. As noted earlier, Khajavi's fourth cause of action alleged that defendants wrongly terminated him in violation of section 2056 for advocating medically appropriate health care.[7]
2. Feather River’s Motion for Nonsuit as to the Fourth Cause of Action
Rules
1. Standard of Review- "A defendant is entitled to a nonsuit if the trial court determines that, as a matter of law, the evidence presented by plaintiff is insufficient to permit a jury to find in his favor." (Nally v. Grace Community Church (1988) 47 Cal.3d 278, 291, 253 Cal.Rptr. 97, 763 P.2d 948; Code Civ. Proc., § 581c.[6])
2. Feather River’s Motion for Nonsuit as to the Fourth Cause of Action
Analysis Section 2056 expresses a public policy that protect physicians and surgeons from retaliation for advocating medically appropriate health care, a wrongful