Legal Opinion
Anthony Artuso v. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 18, 2011No. 10-1798PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a dispute about what emoluments are due to an ousted executive under an employment agreement (the Agreement). The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The plaintiff now appeals the dismissal of his claims for breach of contract and breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Discerning no error, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Because this appeal follows a dismissal for failure to state a claim, we draw the facts from the complaint and those documents…
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