Binder v. Aetna Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZEBROWSKI, J.
Plaintiff employee sued defendant employer for 1) breach of an implied-in-fact contract not to terminate except for “good cause,” and 2) age discrimination. The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendant employer. The plaintiff employee appeals.
The evidence suggests a strong possibility, perhaps a strong likelihood, that a trier of fact would resolve the issues in favor of the defendant employer on the “good cause” termination issue. It is not so clear from the evidence presented, however, that a reasonable trier of fact would necessarily have to resolve the…
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