Legal Opinion
Christopher Gorog v. Best Buy Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2014No. 13-2231PublishedCited by 317 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Christopher Gorog appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of his amended complaint against Best Buy Co., Inc., and Napster, Inc., for breach of contract. We affirm.
I. Background
Gorog was the CEO of Roxio, Inc. In 2002, Roxio acquired the assets of Napster, an Internet file-sharing service. Roxio re-branded Napster, and Gorog assumed the role of Napster’s CEO.
In 2008, Best Buy purchased Napster. Best Buy sought to continue the employment of Gorog and other Napster executives. Gorog entered into an employment agreement (the Employment Agreement) with Napster, which…
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