Fix v. Quantum Industrial Partners LDC

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.'

As his name implies, Roger Fix had the reputation of a man who could fix things. In this case, Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) (of which the defendant Quantum was controlling investor) hired Fix in an effort to save its fledgling business. Fix could not, however, turn the company around. Shortly after Fix began, Quantum discontinued its investment, and OMC declared bankruptcy. After its assets were sold, OMC fired Fix. In response, Fix filed suit in the Northern District of Illinois seeking payment under a clause in his employment agreement which requires…