Missakian

Filed 9/29/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

CRAIG MISSAKIAN, B296749

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC616089) v.

AMUSEMENT INDUSTRY, INC.,

et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Rafael A. Ongkeko, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Salisian Lee and Richard H. Lee; Law Offices of Craig Missakian and Craig H. Missakian; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland and Timothy T. Coates for Plaintiff and Appellant. Bashir E. Eustache for Defendant and Appellant Amusement Industry, Inc. Tucker Ellis, Marc R. Greenberg for Defendant and Appellant Allen Alevy. Professor Laurie Levenson as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant Amusement Industry, Inc. ________________________________________

Former in-house counsel Craig Missakian (Missakian) filed suit against his former employer Amusement Industry, Inc. (Amusement) and its founder Allen Alevy (Alevy),1 based on an oral promise to pay a bonus and share of recovery from litigation. The jury issued a special…