Bohne v. Computer Associates International, Inc.

On August 19, 2002, John Bohne was terminated — allegedly for a violation of company rules — from his job as a sales executive for Computer Associates International. That termination formed the basis for a diversity lawsuit, filed by Bohne in the federal district court in Massachusetts, asserting various causes of action— state and federal, common law and statutory — against Computer Associates.

Of these claims, only one survived summary judgment and reached trial: Bohne’s argument that he was entitled to a commission on a sale he had arranged prior to his termination. He contended that under…