Legal Opinion
Richard A. Brough, Jr. v. Imperial Sterling Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 2002No. 01-14195, 01-14222 and 01-15049PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether, under Florida law, it is too speculative for a jury to award damages for future unearned commissions to an employee whose contract has been repudiated by his employer. We hold that, where it is unclear whether the employee would have received the commissions under the contract, it is too speculative for a jury to award compensation for the lost commissions. We therefore reverse the award of damages for future commissions. We affirm the award of damages involving other issues.
I. BACKGROUND
Imperial Sterling Limited (“ISL”) is…
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