Shah v. Cover-It, Inc.

Khalid Shah (plaintiff) entered a five-year employment contract with Cover-It (defendant) including a scheduled severance package, but during his first year took ten weeks off after his vacation request was approved for a shorter period, then upon returning worked only a few days weekly, spent significant work time browsing unrelated internet content, and refused to properly record his hours; Goldwitz fired Shah after Shah expressed uncertainty about completing assigned design work. Shah sued to recover his contractual severance, Cover-It counterclaimed that Shah had materially breached the contract, and the trial court ruled for Cover-It; Shah appealed, arguing the trial court hadn't identified any specific contract term he'd breached.