Banaitis v. Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd.
Oregon Court of Appeals
879 P.2d 1288 (1994)
- Written by Kelsey Libby, JD
Facts
Sigitas Banaitis (plaintiff) was employed as a vice president by the Bank of California (BanCal) (defendant). In 1984, Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (MBL) (collectively with BanCal, the banks) (defendant), a Japanese company, acquired partial ownership of BanCal’s stock. An MBL officer, Tanaka, received a BanCal title and became Banaitis’s supervisor. BanCal had a policy that customers’ financial information must remain confidential. Nevertheless, on multiple occasions, MBL personnel contacted Banaitis and requested that he provide confidential financial information regarding BanCal’s commercial customers. Banaitis refused. As a result, Banaitis was terminated in 1987. Banaitis filed suit, asserting a claim for wrongful discharge against BanCal and tortious interference with a contractual relationship against MBL. Upon conclusion of the evidence at trial, the banks moved for directed verdicts. The court denied the motions, and the jury returned a verdict for Banaitis. The banks appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Landau, J.)
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