Lyons v. Midwest Glazing

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING BENCH TRIAL ON THE MERITS

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.INTRODUCTION.1064

II. FINDINGS OF FACT.1065

A. Applicable Standards.1065

B. Factual Findings .1065

1. Eddy’s Glass & Door: Then and now.1065

2. Managerial difficulties.1066

3. Poor morale.1067

4. Paid time off.1069

5. Mr. Lyons’s termination and subsequent employment.1070

III. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1071

A. Choice of Law. 1071

B. Breach-of-Contract Claim.1072

1. Burden of proof.1073

2. Did Midwest Glazing have cause for termination?.1073

C. Midwest Glazing’s Counter-Claims.1074

1. Tortious interference.1075

2.…