In April, Vincent Piazza Jr. & Sons Seafood Inc. filed suit against a former employee in the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna, Louisiana, alleging breach of contract and fraud.
According to the claim, the plaintiff hired the defendant in 2002 as a sales supervisor and manager. The defendant was arrested for obscenity in 2018, and subsequently fired by the plaintiff. The defendant allegedly then contacted many of the plaintiff’s clients and encouraged them to terminate their business as a way of retaliation against the plaintiff. The lawsuit claims the defendant also began to try to abuse the confidentiality agreement that he had signed with the plaintiff and began to sell trade secrets.
Breaching an employment contract by intentionally trying to lure clients away from a business, and intentionally selling confidential trade secrets are serious offenses. An injured party may recover damages for breach of contract and violation of the Louisiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
To establish a breach of contract claim under Louisiana law, a plaintiff must establish three elements: (1) the obligor undertook an obligation, (2) the obligor breached by failing to perform the obligation, and (3) the breach resulted in damages to the obligee. Remedies for a breach of contract claim include either specific performance or monetary damages.
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