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COCCHIARA v. LITHIA MOTORS, INC.

(CC 06-2731-L7; CA A146452; SC S060100).

297 P.3d 1277 (2013)

353 Or. 282

Michael COCCHIARA, Petitioner on Review, v. LITHIA MOTORS, INC.; and Lithia Motors Support Services, Inc., Respondents on Review, and Lithia DM, Inc., dba Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, En Banc.

Resubmitted January 7, 2013.

Decided March 7, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Jefferson Campbell, Jr., Medford, argued the cause and filed the brief for petitioner on review.

Ryan J. Vanderhoof of Hornecker, Cowling, Hassen & Heysell, LLP, Medford, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondents on review. With him on the brief was Eric B. Mitton.

Shenoa L. Payne of Haglund, Kelley, Jones & Wilder, LLP, Portland, filed the brief for amicus curiae Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.

BALMER, C.J.

In this employment case we must determine whether a prospective employee may bring a promissory estoppel claim or a fraudulent misrepresentation claim based on an employer's representations regarding a job that is terminable at will. Plaintiff worked as a salesperson for defendant1 for nearly eight years before he had a heart attack that required him to seek a less stressful job. In reliance on his manager's promise that plaintiff...

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