Legal Opinion
Almada v. Allstate Insurance
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided April 11, 2000No. CV 98-73 TUC JMRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROLL, District Judge.
This order addresses Defendant Allstate Insurance Co., Inc.’s (Allstate) Motion for Summary Judgment on a breach of contract claim brought by Plaintiffs Edward Almada (Almada) and his wife. Because Almada was an at-will employee who was lawfully terminated, Allstate is entitled to summary judgment. Even assuming good cause for termination was required, there is no genuine issue of material fact regarding Allstate’s good-faith belief that Almada engaged in sexual harassment.
Procedural Background
On April 27, 1998, Plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint.…
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