33:620:301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hallmark Cards, Greeting Card, Tax Preparation In The United States
12 Dec 2017
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On may 14, 2009, hallmark filed suit [in a federal district court]. Hallmark sought damages of ,000, consisting of the ,000 severance payment it made to hurley under the parties" 2002 agreement and the ,000 murley received from rpg in exchange for her consulting services. The jury returned a verdict in hallmark"s favor and awarded it exactly ,000 in damages. The appellate court affirmed the federal court"s as long as the amount awarded was modified to not include the salary given to murley by rpg for her services. [janet] murley served as [hallmark cards, inc. "s] vice-president of marketing from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, hallmark eliminated murley"s position as part of a corporate restructuring. Murley and hallmark entered into a negotiated separation agreement which laid out the terms of murley"s departure. She also agreed to release hallmark from any claims arising from her termination.
