David Lawson v. Sun Microsystems, Incorporate

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• holding that “extrinsic evidence of the parties' intent is permitted only when the contract is ambiguous or uncertain in its terms, in which case the question of the parties' intent is one for the fact finder”
• holding that, when “[r]ead holistically and harmonized,” a provision that an incentive plan “would remain in effect until a subsequent plan, or amendment to the Plan, becomes effective” was “not in tension” with a provision setting an explicit termination date
• reviewing, post-trial, a purely legal question raised and preserved at summary judgment
• noting \a split of authority on this point\
• noting “a split of authority on this point”

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