Employees may recover for businesses' broken promises; more courts are now permitting at-will workers to sue their employers under the tort theory of fraudulent inducement

Article Abstract:

Employee success with cases alleging the tort of fraudulent inducement by employers and the fact that remedies for this tort can include both compensatory and punitive damages mean that such actions will appear more frequently and that the courts have undermined the doctrine of employment at will. Actions alleging implied contract or promissory estoppel can also contain a claim of fraudulent inducement when there is evidence of an employer misrepresentation about employment. Cases discussed include Stewart v. Jackson & Nash and Lazar v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County.

United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Remedies, Employee recruitment, Torts

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Dazzling verdicts can face reversal

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Many of the largest jury awards in 1991 were overturned in post-trial motions. Appellate courts and judges often cite insufficient evidence to justify the reversal of large punitive damage awards. In addition to standard tort cases, verdicts were also overturned in whistle-blower and lender-liability cases. Several of the most significant award reversals are profiled.

Cases, Powers and duties, Damages, Damages (Law), Jury, Juries

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