WALSH v. ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. 15-2245.

853 F.3d 1 (2017)

James WALSH, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, d/b/a Zurich Direct Markets, d/b/a Zurich North America Commercial, d/b/a Zurich North America, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 22, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles P. Roberts, III , Winston-Salem, NC, with whom Donald S. Prophete , Kansas City, MO, and Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP, were on brief, for appellants.

Jamie N. Hage , with whom Douglas J. Miller , Kathleen A. Davidson , and Hage Hodes, P.A., Manchester, NH, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Selya and Lipez, Circuit Judges.


A jury found that appellant Zurich American Insurance Company ("Zurich") breached employment agreements with appellee James Walsh when it substantially reduced his incentive pay for a lucrative deal — the largest of its type in the company's history — and did not pay incentive on another deal.

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