Re:When Your Former Boss Sues You for Starting a Startup
by CodeWriter23 on Tuesday September 22, 2015 @06:54PM
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Have you consulted your lawyers? Ridiculous question, I know. I ask because of a combination of three things.
1) You wrote: "Jeff Smith and Smule are big and rich, and the US legal system offers little protection against frivolous lawsuits."
2) Going by CA Secretary of State website (and whois database), Shred Video is clearly based in California.
3) California has some pretty strong Anti-SLAPP legislation that would enable you to collect punitive damages when you prevail. I'm pretty sure Anti-SLAPP issues can be brought up in pretrial motions too. Maybe you need to check into the bona fides of your legal team.
1) You wrote: "Jeff Smith and Smule are big and rich, and the US legal system offers little protection against frivolous lawsuits."
2) Going by CA Secretary of State website (and whois database), Shred Video is clearly based in California.
3) California has some pretty strong Anti-SLAPP legislation that would enable you to collect punitive damages when you prevail. I'm pretty sure Anti-SLAPP issues can be brought up in pretrial motions too. Maybe you need to check into the bona fides of your legal team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publ...
Standard disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and this isn't legal advice.