BREACH OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Representative Cases
- Settled a case in which Plaintiff was a high-level executive who had a change of control provision in his employment contract setting forth certain triggers for severance pay. After his company was sold to another, he claimed the severance pay was triggered. His former employer claimed the triggers were not activated because he was offered the same position, responsibility and compensation package by the acquiring entity.
- Resolved a case in which Plaintiff, who was the chief buyer of alcohol products for a large grocery chain, claimed breach of his employment contract which required “good cause” to terminate him, or specified damages would be owed. Defendant employer contended Plaintiff had done a poor job of maximizing the leverage the grocery chain had to effectuate purchases at such a high volume. It used economic analysis by several experts in sales to support its claim there was no contract violation because Plaintiff in his top-level position was expected to perform at a high level, not at a “mediocre” level. It argued that Plaintiff would not want the mediocre performance analytics publicized if the matter did not resolve.