Upton v. JWP Businessland

Plaintiff Joanna Upton (Upton) filed this action against defendant JWP Businessland (JWP), a Delaware Corporation doing business in Canton, MA, following the termination of Upton from her employee at-will management position a few months after she was hired. Upton advances three claims against JWP: wrongful termination of her at-will employee position in violation of public policy (Count I); breach of an employment contract (Count II); and estoppel based on detrimental reliance (Count III). JWP moves for summary judgment under Mass.R.Civ.P. 56. For the following reasons, JWP’s motion for…