Legal Opinion
Prouty v. Gores Technology Group
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 30, 2004No. C043764PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, J.
A new parent company terminated plaintiff employees upon its purchasing their employer. The employees sued, claiming the parent company violated the terms of its purchase contract with the prior parent company regarding termination of employees and severance pay. The trial court granted summary judgment against the employees, concluding they were not third party beneficiaries who could recover under the contract. We disagree and reverse.
FACTS
In April 2001, defendant Gores Technology Group (GTG) entered into a stock purchase agreement by which GTG agreed to purchase from…
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