Nuwave Investment Corp. v. Hyman Beck & Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

MESSANO, P.J.A.D.

These two appeals were calendared back-to-back and argued together. We have consolidated the appeals for the purpose of filing a single opinion.

Plaintiffs Troy Buckner and John Ryan were principals of NuWave Investment Corporation (NuWave, and collectively, plaintiffs), which Buckner founded after he left employment with defendant Hyman Beck & Company (Hyman Beck), the employer of defendants Alexander Hyman and Richard A. DeFalco (collectively, the Hyman Beck defendants). Defendant First Advantage Litigation Consulting, LLC, formerly…