Hord v. Environmental Research Institute

In this fraud action, a jury awarded plaintiff $175,000 in damages stemming from his decision to accept employment with defendant and his subsequent layoff. Defendant now appeals as of right. We affirm.

*640Many of the facts in this case are undisputed. Plaintiff was working in the aerospace division at General Electric in 1992 when he began looking for other employment. He interviewed for a job with defendant in September or October 1992. At that interview, he was given a copy of defendant’s operating summary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. The parties did not engage in further…