Ayala v. CyberPower Systems (USA), Inc., No. 17-1852 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for CyberPower in an action alleging breach of contract, fraud, and unpaid wages. Plaintiff alleged that CyberPower breached a Compensation Agreement that secured his employment until the company reached a specific monetary sales threshold. The court held that there was no ambiguity on the question of whether CyberPower clearly intended to modify plaintiff's at-will status with the Compensation Agreement where the text of the agreement indicated that it governed only compensation. The court rejected plaintiff's remaining arguments.
Court Description: Gruender, Author, with Beam and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Contracts. The district court did not err in determining that the parties' Compensation Agreement unambiguously did not modify plaintiff's at-will employee status and that defendant did not breach the agreement by terminating his employment. Judge Beam, dissenting.
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