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Freightquote claims in a suit filed Aprilo 11 that the employees of its Rockwell Transportation Services LLC subsidiary eschewed their contractualp obligations to stay away from a list ofcompetingy companies. hired Lisa Walker, Jonathan Darro w and Jennifer Countiss after they resigned in shortf order from Rockwell between Februaryand March, the suit states. Freightquote.co is suing BAH Express as well, claiming it violated a motodr carrier agreementwith Rockwell, which indicated neithe r company would solicit the other's customers.
The lawsuitf claims the ex-employees' actions have cost Frieghtquote more than severakthousand dollars, but an attorney for the companyt said an exact amount won't be known untipl after depositions are completed. "It'ws in the early discovery stages, and we'll probablyg have a better handle on this 30 days down the saidDaniel Herrington, a lawyer with . Gordobn Gee, a Seigfreid Bingham Levy Selzer & Gee PC lawyef representing the defendants, didn't return callas for comment. Part of the case may hinge on what law appliews to the employees in Does Kansas law apply to the employeesbecause it'es a Kansas company in question?
Or will Georgia law apply to them becauss the subsidiary's office is there? Tim Davis, an employmenf lawyer with , said that although Kansas and Missouri enforcwe noncompete agreements, Georgia does not. "Georgia generally does not enforce noncompetde agreements between employers and Davis said. The case was originallyt filed in Johnson County District Courty but has since been removed tothe U.S. District Court of Kansas. In the defendants' answer to the filed in federal court onMay 13, they deny that thei r work agreement makes their legal case exclusive to Kansax jurisdictions.
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