Shahrdar v. Global Housing, Inc.

CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, Western Section.

This case involves the alleged breach of an oral employment contract and the inducement of that breach by a third party. Defendants Global Housing, Inc. and Mohammed Sharifpour appeal the order of the trial court granting the plaintiff Alfredo Shahrdar a default judgment and also the jury’s award of damages. Plaintiff Alfredo Shahrdar assigns error to the trial court’s refusal to send the issue of punitive damages to the jury, as well as the $205,009 remittitur suggested by the court.

Defendant Global Housing, Inc. (Global) owns and operates a Holiday…