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was against BCal for wrongful discharge from employment. In both
claims, petitioner alleged that MBL and BCal acted maliciously
“with the intent to harm the plaintiff * * * [which was] socially
intolerable.” Under this allegation, petitioner sought damages
of $3 million from MBL and $2 million from BCal. Petitioner also
prayed for economic and noneconomic damages, as follows: (1)
Economic damages of $647,389--$196,889 for lost salary and
benefits and $450,500 for lost future compensation; and (2)
noneconomic damages for “stress, anger, worry, and loss of life
enjoyment” in an amount to be determined by the jury after the
trial.
On March 18, 1991, the jury returned a special verdict
against BCal and MBL. The jury found that (1) petitioner did not
voluntarily resign his position at BCal, (2) MBL caused BCal to
constructively discharge petitioner, (3) BCal intended to make
working conditions so unacceptable that petitioner would resign,
(4) BCal forced petitioner to resign because petitioner refused
to disclose confidential information to MBL, and (5) petitioner’s
refusal was in furtherance of important public policy. The jury
allocated fault 80 percent to MBL and 20 percent to BCal.
The jury awarded petitioner the following damages: (1)
$196,389 for his lost compensation to date, (2) $450,000 for his
lost future compensation, (3) $500,000 and $125,000 for emotional
distress from MBL and BCal, respectively. Further, because they
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