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MaxMaloneis57yearsoldandworksatCarterColognecompany.HeisaSeniorManager ofSales

makingasalaryof 5300,000peryear,plus bonuses andbenefits.Hehasworked forCarter Colognefor

L9years and plannedtoretireatage55.Max wasastaremployee at CarterCologne,startingasamail

clerk,thenbecominga salesassociate,thenan assistant manager,thenaregionalmanager, andthen

becameaSeniorManagerinthecompanyfiveyearsago.Senior Managersarejust belowVice-

Presidentsinthehierarchystructureat CarterCologne.ThecompanyhadS32millioninsalesin2022

fromits luxurylineofmen'scologne.

ThechiefExecutiveofficerof theCompany,Skip Lines,had beenworkingtochangethedemographicof

thosewhopurchasedCarter colognes. Many menpurchased Carter Cologne inthe1950's and hadused

it throughouttheir lifetime,butthe company's clienteleisaging, and itssaleshavedeclinedan average

of$5millioneachyear since 2019 becauseitsloyalcustomersarebuyinglesscologne.lnaddition,the

company'spackaging andmarketingcampaigns areoutdatedandthe younger generationofmenare

notbuying Carter Cologne.

lnDecemberof2022, SkipLinessent an emailtotheVice-PresidentofMarketing,BobBills,and

informedBobthathewantedtorevampthe companybychangingthe company'spackaging,updating

itsmarketingcampaigns, andreducingexpensesbygetting rid of everySeniorManagerovertheageof

50,whileatthesametimeconsolidating theSeniorManager positionsintonewrolesentitled

"Directors."SkipwantedtoreplacetheSenior Managerswithyoung millennials who would workfor

lessmoneydoingthesame andadditional workas"Directors."Bobsent areply emailtoSkip,informing

himthatthisplansounded likeagreatidea andthatBobwould talktoHumanResourcestoinformthe

company's15Senior Managerswho wereovertheageof50thattheiremploymentwasterminateddue

todecliningsales.

OnJanuary 20, 2023, Max wasapproachedbysomeonefromHRwhoinformedhimthatthe company's

saleswere decliningandthuslayoffswerebeingmade.Max wastoldthathewas beingterminated

fromhispositionand had48hourstocollecthisthingsand closeoutanyprojects or communications

thathe neededtoinordertocloseout his.iob.WhenMaxwentbacktohisofficetobegin cleaningout

hisdesk,hissecretary(5ally)informed himthatsheoverheardSkip'ssecretary talkinginthebreakroom

aboutan emailthatSkipsenttoBobaboutaplantofireallof the company'sSenior Managersoverthe

ageof 50 and replacethem withyoung millennialsinanew rolecalled"Directors."Sally saidthatMax

wasthe firstSeniorManager who wouldbeterminated,andtheremaining14 Senior Managerswould

befiredoverthenextl50days.SallyalsoinformedMaxthatthe companyhadalready hired Max's

replacement, whowas 33-yearoldLex,an assistant manager in one ofthe company'ssaleslocations

whoagreedtobeaDirector ofSalesforasalarythatwas 30%lower thanwhatMax was paid.

Maximmediatelycalled anemergency meetingwithhisteam, comprisedofthecompany'stopcologne

makers and keyemployeeswhohadcritical relationshipswithCarter Cologne's biggest

distributors/customers.Maxtoldeveryone onhisteamthatSkipfiredhim,thatskipwasaliaranda

thief who stoleMax'sjob,thatSkipwasstealingmoneyfromthe company,and wascheating investors

byfalselytelling themthatsalesweredeclining.Max alsotoldhisteamthatSkipwashiring younger

managersbecause Skipwasasexualpredatorand was goingtoharassevery new manager hiredasa

"Director."MostofthatfactsMaxcommunicated were nottrue,butMax wasinfuriatedand saidthese

things aboutSkipinordertogetbackat himandtoharmCarter Cologne.Becauseofhispositionas

2SeniorManager,Maxknewwhateachof thesekey employeeswere makingin salary, and knewthat

theywere working on newCarter colognesthatweresettobe released inthenext coupleof weeksthat

wouldcompriseover half of the company'srevenuefor2023.

Maxtoldeach persononthisteamthathe was goingtostartacompeting cologne companyandthatif

theyjoinedhim,hewouldpaythemmore than what theyarecurrently makingandthatthey could

makenewandexcitingcolognesatMax'snew company,andsellthemtoCarter Cologne'sbiSSest

distributorsunderanew company createdbyMax. Atotalof15ofMax's20keyemployee team

members agreedto followMax andimmediatelyterminated theiremploymentwith cartercologne.

Maxleft cartercolognethenextday,taking thecompany'stopcolognemakers and keyemployeeswith

him, alongwith theirrelationshipswithCarter Cologne's biggestdistributors.

WhenSkipfoundoutaboutwhatMax haddone,hesaid,"lknewthose overpaid, oldmanagerswere

trouble!"andhecontinuedwithhis planto fireall Senior Managers overtheageof50overthenext150

days.

ThenewcolognethatCarter Cologne was settorelease inafewweekscouldnotbemanufacturedor

sold because nootherindividuals atcarterknewpreciselyhowtomanufactureit.Similarly,no oneat

Carter Colognecould getits biggestdistributorstocallthemback inordertosupplythemwith other

carterfragrancestosell because allof theliesthatMaxtold tohisteam about skiphad beenrepeated

severaltimesinthe cologne industryandthesedistributorsnolongerwantedtoworkwithSkipor

carter cologneanymore.As aresult,Cartercolognelost 50%ofitssalesfor thefirst quarter of2023as

wellas20ofits keycustomers/distributors.

Max was never abletogetfundingto starthlsnewcolognecompanyand allof the employeeswho

followedhimhadto findnewjobsatother companies.Maxinterviewedwithotherretail companiesto

obtain anotherseniorsalesmanagerposition, buteach company waseither nothiringaSeniorManager

position or could not meetMax's salaryrequirementand bonusstructurethathe made atCarter

Cologne.Needingtopay hismortgage,Maxtookajobasa baristaatalocalcoffeeshop,makingcompanies.

OnMarch30,2023,Max sued Carter Cologne andSkip,and Carter Cologne andSkipfiledacounterclaim

against Max.

1.Whatpotentialcause(s)of action/legalclaim(s) does Max have againstCarterCologne andwhat

aretheremediesforsuchcause(s)ofaction?

a.Youdonotneedtolisttheprimafacieelements for thecause(s)of action/legalclaim(s);

you onlyneedtolistthecause(s)of actionby name.

b.ldentifyanddefinethe potentialremediesforsuch cause(s)of actionthatMaxhas

againstCarterCologne andexplain howall suchremedieswillbedeterminedor

measured.

Whatpotentialcausesof action/legalclaims doescarterColoneand/orSkiphave againstMax

andwhataretheremediesforsuchcausesof action?

a.what are thecausesofaction/legaIclaims;listthecausesof actionby name.

b.ldentifyanddefinethe potentialremediesforeachcauseofactionthatCarterColoBne

andSkiphave against Max andexplain howall suchremedieswillbedeterminedor

measured.

3.DoeitherMax,skip, orcarterCologne have good argumentstoseekpunitivedamages?

a.lfso,explain who outofthe three individualsismostlikelytoobtainsuch damages and

why.Youonlyneedtoanalyzeapunitivedamage claimforone party.

4.AfterMaxleftCartercologne, the company started terminatingtheremaining14Senior

Managerswho wereovertheageof50.EachtimeaSeniorManager overtheageof50 was

terminated,heorshewas replacedwithamillennial whowasbetweentheagesof30 and 40

andwhoagreedtoasalarythatwasatleast25%lessthanthemanagerswhowerebeingfired

werepaid.These14Senior Managersapproachedalawyer on March30, 2023aboutfilinga

lawsuitagainstCarterCologne andSkip.Ofthe14Senior Managerswhohavenotyetbeen

fired, they wanttostopcarterColonefrom firingthem.Ofthe14seniorManagerswhohave

alreadybeenfired, they want theirjobback at CarterCologne.Theywanttoknowiftheycan

fileacomplaintand moveforrelief rightaway oncethe complaintisfiledandthelawsuitis

started.

1. Explainwhat specificreliefthesemanagersmightaskforin apreliminaryjunction,and
2. Analyzewhether theseSenior Managerswouldlikelybe successful inobtainingthe
3. specificpreliminary injunctive reliefthattheyseek.