Adam is an architect who has worked for Garfield's company for the last six years. Adam earns $2,000.00 per week, but has a generally bad working relationship with his employer. Garfield, Because of that bad relationship, Garfield has been awaiting an opportunity to terminate Adam. Last week Adam was thirty minutes late for work, three mornings in a row. That, and an error on a file that Adam made last week that cost his employer $4,000.00, resulted in Garfield firing Adam on Friday afternoon. At that time be paid him all of his outstanding salary and nothing further.

Does Adam have any further claim against Garfield, and if so, what would be the measure of any claims that he would have for further payment, including your estimate as to the amount, if any, that he would receive.