Richard A. Naso & Associates, Inc. v. Diffusion

Birdsong, Judge.

Richard A. Naso & Associates, Inc. (“Naso”) appeals from the grant of summary judgment to I. B. Diffusion, L. P. (“Diffusion”), on Naso’s claims arising from the termination of a business relationship between Naso and Diffusion. Naso sued Diffusion for damages caused by the termination, for tortious interference with Naso’s relationship with its employees, and to recover certain allegedly unpaid commissions.

The record reveals that the parties reached an oral agreement in 1980 for Naso to be Diffusion’s sales representative and be paid on a commission basis. Naso admits that…