James J. O'COnnell v. Cae-Link Corporation

57 F.3d 1077 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James J. O'CONNELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CAE-LINK CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-15057. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1995. Decided June 15, 1995. 1 Appeal from the United States District Court, for the Northern District of California, D.C. No. CV-92-20222-EAI; Edward A. Infante, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. 2 N.D.Cal., 3 REVERSED. 4 Before: CUMMINGS, * SCHROEDER, and RYMER, Circuit Judges 5 MEMORANDUM ** 6 CAE-Link Corporation appeals the district court's judgment following a jury verdict in favor of James J. O'Connell on O'Connell's breach of employment contract and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims, as well as the court's denial of its renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law and alternative motion for a new trial. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we reverse. 7 * O'Connell's case went to the jury on the theory…