Hnazand Minassian v. Shoe City Inc.
Published: Apr. 26, 2005 | Result Date: Dec. 31, 2004 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: A118380 Arbitration – $0
Judge
Court
Case Not Filed
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Nancy P. Doumanian
(Doumanian & Associates)
Defendant
Robert A. Levinson
(Levinson, Arshonsky & Kurtz LLP)
Facts
The plaintiff was hired as a sales person and worked her way up to the title of assistant manager for the defendant. The plaintiff claimed that after she was diagnosed with cancer, she was treated differently and was not accommodated for her disability and was eventually terminated based upon the diagnosis. The defendant maintained that while the plaintiff was a hard worker, she had difficulty getting along with co-workers and customers and had received transfers to allow her a fresh start and in the hope that she would improve.
Settlement Discussions
The defendant offered $45,000. The plaintiff countered at $175,000.
Other Information
The plaintiff conceded that she was an "at will" employee and dismissed her third cause of action for common law breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The plaintiff's human resources expert was excluded.
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