Franco v. Liposcience, Inc.

WYNN, Judge.

North Carolina embraces a strong presumption of at-will employment unless the employment relationship fits within one of three recognized exceptions — the pertinent exception here being an alleged contractual relationship.1 In this appeal, Plaintiff Richard A. Franco, Jr. argues that the evidence established that he had a contract with Defendant Liposcience, Inc. that barred his termination as an at-will employee. Because the record shows there was insufficient consideration to form a binding contract, we affirm the trial court’s grant of directed verdict in favor of Liposcience…