Davis
Davis v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HOWARD DAVIS, Case No. 3:19-cv-04397-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v. JUDGMENT; MOTIONS TO SEAL
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., Re: Dkt. No. 50, 57, 63, 66 Defendant.
12 INTRODUCTION After working at defendant Zurich American Insurance Co. (“Zurich”) for more than 30 years, plaintiff Howard Davis was terminated at age 58, roughly 18 months after he got a new supervisor. He claims the termination was because of his age. Zurich argues that he was fired because Davis’s superiors found a file room filled with documents and items for which Davis was responsible but had allegedly mishandled. Zurich moves for summary judgment that Davis’s termination was not motivated by age and that there is no legal basis for his two other claims: that it failed to pay overtime wages he was owed and that it terminated him without good cause in violation of an implied contract. Zurich’s motion for…