Lacagnina

*958 After a 10-day trial, a jury ruled in favor of appellant David Lacagnina on his claims *643 for fraud, breach of contract, and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing against respondents Comprehend Systems, Inc. (Comprehend) and its two cofounders, Richard Morrison and Jud Gardner. From June 1, 2012 to November 20, 2013, when he was terminated, Lacagnina worked for Comprehend as vice president of business development. The gist of Lacagnina's claims was that he was fraudulently induced to enter into an employment agreement with Comprehend by false representations made to him by Morrison and Gardner. The jury rendered a special verdict and awarded Lacagnina a total of $556,446 in damages, including $226,446 in damages for fraud and $75,000 for emotional distress. However, the trial court granted respondents' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the fraud claim on the ground that Lacagnina was not damaged by the alleged fraud, and entered an amended judgment against respondents in the amount of $255,000. Lacagnina now appeals from that judgment, and from the trial court's order granting respondents' motion for nonsuit. We will reverse the judgment in…