Fogleman v. Peruvian Associates

Peruvian Associates (defendant) hired James Fogleman (plaintiff) for a two-year term at a Peru copper mine but fired him without cause after six months. The trial court found the firing wanton and reckless, awarded contract damages, but declined to compensate the Foglemans' emotional distress and embarrassment, and calculated interest from the date of the court's award rather than from the date of the breach. The Foglemans appealed, seeking damages for reputational injury, punitive damages, and interest running from the breach date.