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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
PLAINTIFF
VS. CIVIL ACTION NO.
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT
COMES NOW , Plaintiff in the above styled cause, by and through counsel, and
files this civil action against , Defendant, and in support thereof would show the following:
PARTIES
1.
Plaintiff, (hereinafter " "), is a Mississippi business corporation with its
principal place of business at , County, Mississippi.
2.
Defendant, (hereinafter " ") is an adult resident of County,
Mississippi, who may be served with process at his/her residence , , Mississippi.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
3.
On or about , , (hereinafter " ") began doing business as a sole
proprietor under the name . At the outset, was engaged primarily in the business of
providing forklift batteries and related products to various products throughout and
Mississippi. As his/her customer base grew, saw the opportunity to expand his/her
business to include forklift maintenance and repair.
4.
After securing commitments from numerous customers that they would allow to
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provide maintenance and repair to their forklifts, sought to hire a forklift
technician/mechanic. One of the persons responding to 's efforts to locate a forklift
technician/mechanic was . Ultimately, decided to hire on an at-will basis and
agreed to pay him/her an hourly wage for work performed.
5.
As the business grew and expanded, constantly requested that allow
him/her to "own a piece of the rock" and repeatedly offered to buy a portion of the business. In
, , was in need of additional capital and discussed with the possibility
of purchasing an ownership interest in the business. and ultimately agreed
that would loan the sum of $ , evidenced by a Promissory Note. and
further agreed that the business would be incorporated effective , ,
with and his/her husband/wife receiving % of the stock in the corporation, in
exchange for all of the assets and liabilities of the sole proprietorship, and with to receive
% of the stock in exchange for cancellation of 's $ Promissory Note.
6.
was formed as a Mississippi corporation effective , , with
receiving shares, 's husband/wife , , receiving shares,
received shares of in exchange for cancellation of the $ Promissory Note.
The corporation was further organized with , his/her husband/wife , and being
named the Board of Directors, and with being elected President, being elected
Vice-President, and being elected Secretary-Treasurer.
7.
In addition to serving in his/her capacity as an officer and director of the corporation,
was also hired as service manager for .
8.
In , , in his/her capacity as president of , terminated 's
employment as service manager due to 's mismanagement of the service department,
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disruptive personnel practices and customer dissatisfaction.
9.
Immediately upon termination and in total disregard for his/her duties as an officer,
director and shareholder of , tortiously and intentionally enticed of 's
forklift technicians/mechanics to terminate their employment with and to come to work
for in competition with . At the same time, contacted various customers of
in an attempt to convince such customers not to do business with but instead, to do
business with . also intentionally and tortiously made untrue and derogatory
comments regarding and otherwise attempted to undermine and destroy the relationships
which had with its customers and to otherwise injure 's business reputation.
10.
As a result of 's actions in enticing three of 's employees to cease their
employment, in enticing or attempting to entice 's customers to cease doing business with
and otherwise disparaging 's name, has suffered financial losses, as well as
loss of business reputation.
11.
Approximately after was terminated, 's husband/wife contacted
in his/her capacity as President of and requested that give a second
chance. Reluctantly, agreed and was rehired as service manager for
beginning , .
12.
In , , in his/her capacity as President of , discovered that
was or had been engaging in conduct adverse to the best interest of . In particular, it was
discovered that had tortiously and intentionally enticed or attempted to entice various
employees of to leave employment, had tortiously and intentionally enticed or attempted
to entice customers not to do business with or to allow to perform repairs at night
and on weekends for his/her own benefit, and otherwise engaged in conduct which did or was
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intended to damage the economic viability of .
13.
In , it was also discovered that broke into 's locked office and
locked filing cabinet and removed therefrom confidential and proprietary information pertaining
to 's customers, contracts and other business records.
14.
At all relevant times, had an obligation as an officer, director and service manager
of to conduct himself/herself in a manner, at all times, consistent with the best interest of
.
COUNT ONE
BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY
15.
The allegations and enfranchise of Paragraphs 1 through 15 set forth above are realleged
in full and incorporated herein by reference.
16.
has a fiduciary duty and is required to deal with using utmost good faith,
undivided loyalty and with inherent fairness. has breached his/her fiduciary duty to
and has engaged in conduct contrary to the best interest of .
COUNT TWO
MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS AND PROPRIETARY DATA
17.
The allegations and enfranchise of Paragraphs 1 through 15 set forth above are realleged
in full and incorporated herein by reference.
18.
has misappropriated, misused and otherwise, for his/her own illegal use, the trade
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secrets and proprietary data of .
COUNT THREE
UNJUST ENRICHMENT
19.
The allegations and enfranchise of Paragraphs 1 through 15 set forth above are realleged
in full and incorporated herein by reference.
20.
has been unjustly enriched by the diversion of materials and/or supplies and other
benefits to himself/herself at the expense of , and should be required to pay the
amount diverted from it or the value of such materials, supplies and benefits.
COUNT FOUR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES
21.
The allegations and enfranchise of Paragraphs 1 through 15 set forth above are realleged
in full and incorporated herein by reference.
22.
The actions of in breaching his/her fiduciary duty, in intentionally and tortiously
interfering with 's employment contracts and in intentionally and tortiously interfering with
's customer relations, were done knowingly, willfully and intentionally or with reckless
disregard for the rights of , evidencing bad faith on the part of and entitling
to punitive damages. sues for punitive damages in the amount of $ in order
to punish for his/her actions and to deter such activities by him/her in the future.
COUNT FIVE
INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS
23.
The allegations and enfranchise of Paragraphs 1 through 15 set forth above are realleged
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in full and incorporated herein by reference.
24.
At all relevant times hereto, knew that was engaged in the business of
selling forklift batteries, accessories and other products, and providing forklift maintenance and
repair services. was aware that any contacts, persuasion, influence, inducement or
coercion exerted upon 's customers would result in a loss of termination of business to
, thereby causing injury. The actions of were intentional in nature, were
calculated to cause damage to the business of , were reformed with the unlawful purpose
of causing such damage and loss without any right or justifiable cause on the part of , and
resulted in actual damages to , thereby constituting an intentional interference with
business relations and pursuits of . These actions were performed and exercised by
during a time in which he/she was certain or substantially certain that his/her actions would
result in such interference with the business relations and pursuits of .
25.
As a direct and proximate result of the tortious actions undertaken and performed by
, has suffered damages and injury to its business and is entitled to recover from
to the extent of the damages suffered by it.
COUNT SIX
INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
26.
The allegations and enfranchise of Paragraphs 1 through 15 set forth above are realleged
in full and incorporated herein by reference.
27.
was aware that any contacts, persuasion, influence, inducement or coercion
exerted upon 's key employees to terminate or otherwise cease their employment with
. These employees were needed for to provide adequate and competent services to
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its customers and to otherwise maintain its customer relations, thereby causing injury.
The actions of were intentional in nature, were calculated to cause damage to the business
of , were reformed with the unlawful purpose of causing such damage and loss without any
right or justifiable cause on the part of , and resulted in actual damages to , thereby
constituting an intentional interference with employee relations and pursuits of . These
actions were performed and exercised by during a time in which he/she was certain or
substantially certain that his actions would result in such interference with the employee relations
and pursuits of .
28.
As a direct and proximate result of the tortious actions undertaken and performed by
, has suffered damages and injury to its business and is entitled to recover from
to the extent of the damages suffered by it.
WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Plaintiff, prays that summons is
issued against the Defendant, , that the Defendant be cited to appear and answer herein,
that on a final hearing hereof, Plaintiff have judgment entered against the Defendant in the
amount of $ in actual damages and in the amount of $ in punitive damages, plus
reasonable attorneys fees and all costs of Court incurred herein.
AND, Plaintiff, prays for such other general or special relief to which it may be
entitled under the circumstances.
THIS, THE DAY OF , 20 .
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________________________
Attorney for
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Of counsel:
Telephone:
MSB #
Attorney for
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