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Niels C. Jensen v. International Business MacHines Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 24, 2006No. 05-1611PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge KING joined.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

Niels Jensen, a successful software salesman for IBM Corporation, commenced this breach of contract action against IBM for $2.1 million in additional commissions that Jensen claims he earned in 2001 under IBM’s Software Sales Incentive Plan. The district court concluded that the plan did not create an enforceable contract obligating IBM to pay the commissions and granted summary judgment to IBM. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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IBM hired Jensen…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hercules Powder Co. v. Brookfield.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  2. White v. Federal Express Corp.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
  3. Progress Printing Co., Inc. v. NicholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  4. Nicely v. Bank of Virginia Trust Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  5. Pitts v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Richard Weidman v. Exxon Mobil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2015
  2. Justin Fessler v. IBM CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2020
  3. Geras v. International Business MacHines Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  4. Swafford v. Int'l Bus. Machs. Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2019
  5. McCabe v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2014

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