Ravella v. THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.,
Plaintiff is a former employee of the of defendant. Plaintiff resigned from defendant and took early retirement, claiming he had been subjected to a campaign of harassment from a superior. Plaintiff filed an action for wrongful termination, which proceeded to trial on claims for breach of an implied employment contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Following the close of Ravella’s case, nonsuit was granted on his claim for punitive damages. The jury found for Plaintiff on both of his causes of action, but the trial court subsequently granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict on his claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Plaintiff challenges the adverse rulings on his claims for punitive damages and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Plaintiff also takes issue with the manner in which the trial court calculated prejudgment interest. In its cross-appeal, defendant contends that the claim for breach of contract was preempted by a federal statute and precluded by a novation and that any award of prejudgment interest was improper. Court affirmed the trial court’s rulings on the merits of Plaintiff’s claims, but court vacate its award of prejudgment interest and remand for recalculation.
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