Bickford v. Tektronix, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment for defendants on his claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation. ORCP 47. We affirm.

We review the record in the light most favorable to plaintiff, the party opposing summary judgment. Stanfield v. Laccoarce, 288 Or 659, 665, 607 P2d 177 (1980). On October II, 1989, plaintiff was fired. He had worked for defendant Tektronix, Inc. (Tektronix), for 15 years and, at that time, was employed as a research engineer in its Solid State Research Laboratory (SSRL). During his employment, plaintiff had received 20 merit pay raises and…