On Sept. 11, a jury rejected a man’s claim that his former employer breached an employment contract when it fired him. In 2008, Tom Taggart, a general manager for building-supply wholesaler L&W Supply Corp., lost his job through a reduction in force. The company said Taggart’s performance was poor. However, Taggart alleged he had a three-year contract, or was led to believe that he had such a contract, and the company didn’t have just cause to let him go. He sued L&W for $500,000 in past and future lost earnings. The defense argued that there was no contract. Regarding cause for termination, L&W said it fired Taggart because he failed to produce the sales results he had boasted about. The jury found that there was no contract and ruled in favor of the defense.
Taggart v. L&W Supply Corp., No. 3:08-CV-01098-P
