Legal Opinion

Franco v. Liposcience, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 19, 2009No. COA08-785Published

1Opinion of the Court

676 S.E.2d 500 (2009)

Richard A. FRANCO, Jr., Plaintiff,

v.

LIPOSCIENCE, INC., Defendant.

No. COA08-785.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 19, 2009.

James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A., by Richard B. Fennell & Preston O. Odom, III, Charlotte, for plaintiff.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., by Gregory P. McGuire & Phillip J. Strach, Raleigh, for defendant.

WYNN, Judge.

North Carolina embraces a strong presumption of at-will employment unless the employment relationship fits within one of three recognized exceptions — the pertinent exception here being an alleged contractual…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  2. Brenner v. Little Red School House, Ltd.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  3. Kurtzman v. Applied Analytical Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  4. Still v. LanceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  5. Investment Properties of Asheville, Inc. v. NorburnSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972

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