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FRANCO v. LIPOSCIENCE, INC.

No. COA08-785.

676 S.E.2d 500 (2009)

Richard A. FRANCO, Jr., Plaintiff, v. LIPOSCIENCE, INC., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A., by Richard B. Fennell & Preston O. Odom, III, Charlotte, for plaintiff.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., by Gregory P. McGuire & Phillip J. Strach, Raleigh, for defendant.

WYNN, Judge.

North Carolina embraces a strong presumption of at-will employment unless the employment relationship fits within one of three recognized exceptions — the pertinent exception here being an alleged contractual relationship.1 In this appeal, Plaintiff Richard A. Franco, Jr. argues that the evidence established that he had a contract with Defendant Liposcience, Inc. that barred his termination as an at-will employee. Because...

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