Havill v. Woodstock Soapstone Co.

Plaintiff Lois Havill appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of employer Woodstock Soapstone Company, Inc., on her breach of contract claim. Plaintiff contends that employer’s personnel policies entitled her to continued employment absent just cause and that genuine issues of material fact exist regarding whether employer’s reorganization was just cause for her termination. Employer cross-appeals from the court’s denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, arguing that its contacts with Vermont were insufficient to allow jurisdiction over it in a Vermont…