Tinkham v. Jenny Craig, Inc.

Plaintiffs brought this action alleging claims of breach of contract and various torts stemming from the termination of or resignation from their employment relationship with the defendants.1 Plaintiffs claim that agents of the defendants made certain oral promises to them before and during their employment and that these promises constituted assurances of promotion. Defendants counter that plaintiffs were at all times at-will employees who could be terminated at any time, and thus plaintiffs’ reliance on any oral promises of promotion was unreasonable.

Defendants now move for summary judgment…