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(hereinafter Kahn). Petitioner's responsibilities consisted
primarily of reviewing various service contracts.
Within a short time of his hiring, a strained relationship
developed between petitioner and Kahn. As demonstrated by the
record, the two: (1) Differed as to the need for a "computerized
management information system"; (2) disagreed as to the proper
means of settling a particular lease dispute; and (3) discussed a
clash of personalities between petitioner and Kahn's secretary.
On January 17, 1989, Kahn apprised petitioner that his
performance at ABMI was "unsatisfactory". Shortly thereafter, on
February 24, 1989, Kahn fired petitioner.
On March 1, 1989, petitioner sent two personal and
confidential letters to David Anacker (hereinafter Anacker), the
president and chief executive officer of ABMI. Petitioner opined
in both letters that Kahn's termination of his employment had
been wrongful under the law. In support, petitioner recounted
the incidents listed previously, and, in pertinent part, wrote
that:
General Counsel's action of termination came as a
surprise in view of my short tenure, the huge backlog
which was worked off and the problems which were
necessary to overcome to accomplish a smooth
functioning of the Legal Department. In my opinion I
should have been given professional guidance if my work
was not satisfactory. Time for me to make corrections
and implementation of criticisms by General Counsel
should have been allowed before precipitous action such
as termination.
I fear that irreparable harm has been done to my
near term job hunting success. It will be difficult at
best to explain to prospective new employers such a
short tenure at ABMI. Given that I have already
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