Shore

I.

INTRODUCTION

Dr. Paula Shore filed this action against her former employer, Waring Court

Pediatric and Adult Medical Group (Waring), among others. Shore brought a breach of

contract claim against Waring in which she claimed that Waring breached her

employment agreement by failing to pay her a bonus due under the agreement.

Waring brought a motion for summary judgment on the ground that Shore's

breach of contract claim was based on an "absurd" interpretation of the agreement, and

that under the plain meaning of the agreement, no bonus was due. The trial court

granted Waring's motion for summary judgment, ruling that Shore's claim was premised

on a misinterpretation of the agreement.

On appeal, Shore claims that the trial court erred in granting judgment as a matter

of law for Waring on her breach of contract cause of action. We affirm the judgment.

Although Shore also sued two other defendants, and brought additional claims against Waring, Shore's appellate brief raises claims solely with respect to her breach of contract claim against Waring. While Shore, appearing in propria persona, raised additional arguments at oral argument in…