Hoffman v. Harmony Pictures, Harmony Holdings
Published: Oct. 11, 2001 | Result Date: Jul. 24, 2001 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: BC176632 Bench Decision – $309,637
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Robert S. Scuderi
(Law Office of Robert S. Scuderi)
Defendant
Facts
In January 1994, the plaintiff and defendant, Harmony Pictures entered into an oral contract whereby they agreed
that the terms of the expired written contract that was entered into the year before would continue indefinitely.
One of the provisions of the written contract required the defendant to give the plaintiff thirty days notice prior
to terminating plaintiffÆs employment and give plaintiff that time to cure any breach, and, if done, the notice
would be deemed rescinded.
On Aug. 5, 1997, the defendant fired the plaintiff without prior written notice or a chance
to cure any alleged deficiencies in his performance.
Settlement Discussions
The plaintiff made a demand for $300,000 and the defendants offered $7,500.
Other Information
On Oct. 26, 1999, the Hon. Richard C. Hubbell granted the defendantsÆ motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeal reversed and remanded the case for trial. The trial court found that an oral contract existed, a breach occurred and there was an alter-ego relationship between the defendants.
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