Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided August 28, 1992No. Civ. B-88-427 (JAC)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Chief Judge:
This case takes us to the outer limits of the erosion of the doctrine of employment at will under Massachusetts law created by the enforcement of putative oral contracts and employer liability for discharges said to be contrary to public policy. Plaintiff John D. Sullivan (“Sullivan”) sues his former employer, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Mass. Mutual”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Massachusetts Mutual Corporate Investors, Inc. (“Corporate Investors”), alleging that he was fired because he…
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