Thu Phu Truong v. Sony Corporation

24 F.3d 250 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thu Phu TRUONG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SONY CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellee. No. 92-56204. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 29, 1994. 1 Before: BROWNING and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and FONG, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** INTRODUCTION 3 Thu Phu Truong ("Truong") appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Sony Corporation ("Sony") dismissing Truong's action for breach of an "implied contract to terminate for cause only" and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We REVERSE and REMAND. BACKGROUND 4 Sony hired Truong as an assembler on November 10, 1975; plaintiff did not sign an employment agreement or any other document setting forth the nature and term of his employment. Truong worked for Sony for fourteen years until he was terminated on October 10, 1989. Sony fired Truong for twice falsifying his time cards; on two occasions Truong was late to…