This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the New Hampshire Supreme Court's decision in Leeds v. BAE Systems. In this wrongful discharge suit, the employer terminated the employee for using "abusive or threatening language" against another individual on the employer's premises. The employee argued that he was wrongfully discharged because his actions were in self defense and therefore protected by public policy. The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that BAE Systems had justifiable grounds to terminate the employee because his actions went beyond what was reasonably necessary to defend himself.