lone_ghost Loc: Wisconsin

Ok, I spent several very expensive hours with my attorney yesterday and this is what she said.

1) The affidavits from the clients support my not having solicited their business in that they voluntarily contacted me after "the company" informed them that I was no longer employed there and that their contracts were being handed over to another researcher.

2) I did not enter into any contractual agreement with any of the mentioned clients until the "mutual termination agreement" was finalized.

3) There was no "non compete" agreement in my original contract, nor was it "exclusive". This means basically that I had/have the right to accept contracts from any one I choose as long as I am not soliciting them directly. Supposedly according to Carrie this could be legally viewed (through the original contract) as my having ownership of any contracts that I brought into "the company" which is all of the clients that are mentioned in the lawsuit.

In short, I can not steal clients that were mine to begin with under the protection of my original contract.

Now this is why I love my attorney. By the time I spoke with her she had already filed a counter suit on my behalf for "malicious litigation". B***h slap!

She also assures me that the cease and desist injunction will be squashed and that in her opinion the lawsuit will most likely be dropped due to the counter suit. Now all I can do is wait.

Mr Shako Loc: Colo Spgs

Dumb.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

This proves Banjojack is wrong in one thing. He kiddingly says, referring to women, the first mistake was "letting them have shoes". Letting Carrie have shoes is going to make your ex-employer sorry! :D

When will you know about the "cease and desist"? Shortly hopefully?

lone_ghost Loc: Wisconsin

The hearing is set for 11/19/13, and yes, Carrie is expensive but she does not mess around. Did I tell you that she was originally one of my clients? That is how I met her.

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

Ok, thirteen days. You can utilize the time on your December studies and presentation.

No you did not tell us about the past connection. It is creates a good background for her to have such knowledge to represent you.

lone_ghost Loc: Wisconsin

She was my client before I started working for "the company" (man that is so weird, "the company" sounds like the CIA or something but that is all I can refer to them as). She hired me to find someone for her not related to her being an attorney. We hit it off and I hired her to represent me in my contract negotiations for "the company" and she has been my business attorney ever since. It is very helpful that she has been with me from the beginning. It is all about networking.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Chalk one up for the good guys! At least, I am assuming that is where this is going! I certainly hope so.

My Dad was a lawyer, and he often laughed about how a "frivolous" lawsuit was always someone elses's lawsuit...never your own! He also repeated the old saying: "Noone thinks much of lawyers, 'til they need one."

Glad you appear to have a good one.

:thumbup: :mrgreen: