Legal Opinion

Base One Technologies, Inc. v. Ali

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided January 20, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-1520PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge

One reason that companies insert non-compete provisions in their employment contracts is to prevent their workers from stealing their clients. That, claims Plaintiff Base One Technologies, is precisely what happened here.

Base One is an information-technology support firm that provides recruiting and staffing services to its clientele. Several years ago, it hired Defendants Mohammed Ali and Hossein Beyzavi and designated them to provide IT assistance to International Business Machines Corporation, one of Base One’s…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  3. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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