Cheryl Williams v. NKC Transportation, LLC and Brett Marshall
Sep 06, 2013
OUTCOME: Jury verdict in favor of Ms. Williams for $62,250
Ms. Williams was hired as a local truck driver. Mr. Marshall, the owner of the company, asked her out for lunch and drinks two weeks after she started. Ms. Williams refused, and Mr. Marshall became ve...rbally abusive toward Ms. Williams. This abuse continued for six months until Mr. Marshall fired Ms. Williams for refusing to pull a trailer she believed was unsafe.
Employment and labor
Robert Portell v. AmeriCold Logistics, LLC
Jul 31, 2008
OUTCOME: Plaintiff granted summary judgment.
Plaintiff entered into an employment agreement with defendant under which plaintiff was owed severance and health benefits for the termination of his employment without cause. Several years later, def...endant gave notice to plaintiff that his employment contract would be terminated, but that plaintiff would continue to be employed by defendant without an agreement. Under the terms of the employment agreement, such action resulted in the termination of plaintiff's employment without cause. Under the terms of the employment agreement, notice of renewal or nonrenewal of the agreement needed to be given within 90 days of the anniversary of the agreement. Defendant gave notice that the agreement would not be renewed more than 90 days before the anniversary date of the agreement. Defendant then changed course, and gave plaintiff notice that it was rescinding the cancellation of the agreement. The rescission notice was issued less than 90 days before the anniversary date of the agreement. As a result, the district court found that the rescission was ineffective, that plaintiff's employment was terminated without cause, and that plaintiff was owed severance and health benefits. The district court's decision was affirmed by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
