Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Enterasys Networks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2007No. 06-20493PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Scott Nichols sued Enterasys claiming that the company breached an alleged contractual agreement to pay him additional sales commissions for fiscal year (“FY”) 2001, based on the terms of a sales plan governing FY2000, on the grounds that the terms of the FY2000 plan were impliedly renewed to cover FY2001. Enterasys removed the case to federal court. The district court granted the company’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that even assuming the FY2000 terms applied, Nichols could not show that Enterasys had breached the contract. After review of the record and…
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