Gillen v. Trovato

LACHMAN, J.,

Plaintiff Frank Gillen was employed by the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) as an assistant cruise terminal coordinator. He worked at the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal as an assis*382tant to the port operations. Port operations involve a variety of tasks including operating the port and the maintenance and repair of the infrastructure of the port.

Defendant Carl Trovato had 16 years experience working for another port operator. In that job he supervised Rudy Stumpo, who later became the operations manager of DRPA. Stumpo hired Trovato part-time and his contract specifically…