Carella v. eBay
Filed 4/20/06 Carella v. eBay CA1/4
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FOUR
PAUL CARELLA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. eBAY INC., Defendant and Respondent. | A110977 (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. 04-432304) |
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Introduction
Appellant Paul Carella (Carella) appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of respondent eBay Inc. (eBay) in Carella's breach of contract and bad faith action. Carella became an employee of Butterfields, Inc. (Butterfields) while that company was a subsidiary of eBay. As part of Carella's compensation package, he was provided with unvested, nonqualified stock options in eBay pursuant to eBay's â€