Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Is there grounds for a lawsuit?
Scenario:
Your a supervisor for a big company. You order a product from a company for a special needs project that can make or break your position. You order the product from a company, but the item is shipped AGAINST manufactuer specific packing instructions. As a result, your terminated from your job because the project begins late due to the damaged item received.

If a vendor ships out an item against the specific packing instructions for a manufactuer...are they at all liable for the termination of the person because of this incompetence?

If the product was shipped based on the manufactuer specs it would have not arrived damaged...and thus the employee would not have been terminated for holding up a $10,000 plus job.

Any thoughts would be helpful

Asked on 5/13/03, 5:17 pm

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Alvin Tenner Law Office of Alvin G. Tenner

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Re: Is there grounds for a lawsuit?

It sounds like you may have a claim.

Answered on 5/13/03, 7:13 pm

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Sheldon G. Bardach Law Offices of Sheldon G. Bardach

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Re: Is there grounds for a lawsuit?

Unfortunately, it appears that you do not have an employment contract. As a result, you may well be an employee at will. Fireable for any or no reason. Did you have any oral agreement related to your employment. If that was contravened, you may have the right to sue, or arbitrate, if that was a part of your oral agreement, how about a collective bargaining agreement?

Answered on 5/13/03, 9:33 pm

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