Atlantic Microwave Corp. v. Whalen

The plaintiff, American Microwave Corporation (“AMC”), commenced this action in the Clinton District Court against the defendant, Susan M. Whalen (“Whalen”), to recover $10,000.00 paid to her as a sign-on bonus under an employment agreement. The complaint alleged, in counts for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and quantum meruit, that Whalen had signed an employment offer letter from AMC in which she agreed to repay a $10,000.00 sign-on bonus if she left employment with AMC within one year of hiring; that Whalen signed the offer letter on March…