Richard Foust worked as a project manager at San Jose Construction, Inc. (SJC). During the first part
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Richard Foust worked as a project manager at San Jose Construction, Inc. (SJC). During the first part of 2004, he was managing 18 different projects. Foust grew unhappy with his employment situation at SJC and spoke with Richard Furtado, the CEO of South Bay Construction Company (South Bay), about his discontentment. South Bay and SJC were competitors. Because of Foust’s “proven track record,” Furtado offered Foust a project manager position with South Bay. Foust believed that many of the 18 accounts that he was managing for SJC would come with him to his new employer. An SJC employee assisted Foust in copying more than 200 documents related to Foust’s projects onto a computer disk. The documents were later uploaded to the computer system at South Bay. Shortly after Foust left SJC and joined South Bay, some of SJC’s clients terminated their arrangements with SJC and gave their work to South Bay, requesting that Foust manage their projects. SJC sued Foust and South Bay, alleging among other claims that they intentionally interfered with SJC’s prospective economic advantage. Do you believe SJC will be successful in its case against Foust and South Bay? Explain.
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The Legal And Ethical Environment Of Business
ISBN: 9781454893028
2nd Edition
Authors: Gerald R. Ferrera, Mystica M. Alexander, William P. Wiggins, Cheryl Kirschner, Jonathan J. Darrow