MacDonald v. Jenzabar, Inc.

*630 Alan MacDonald initiated this action in the Superior Court against his former employer, Jenzabar, Inc. (Jenzabar), and four of its directors (directors) after a dispute arose over his rights to certain Jenzabar preferred shares and stock options granted during the course of his employment. Central to that dispute is the interpretation of a severance agreement MacDonald executed as he departed from Jenzabar (severance agreement). According to Jenzabar and the directors, all of MacDonald's *1175 claims should be dismissed because the severance agreement, which contains a general release, is…