Legal Opinion

Lichtenstein v. Consolidated Services Group, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 2, 1999No. 98-1994, 98-2086PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

On or about October 1990, Arnold H. Lichtenstein, vice-president and a minority shareholder, was ousted from Consolidated Services Group, Inc. (“CSG”), a close corporation that distributed coffee and bottled water. Two obstacles stood in the path of an amicable parting of the ways: a non-compete clause contained in his employment agreement and disposal of his shares of CSG stock. Lichtenstein attempted to negotiate a settlement as to the first issue, and decided to sell his shares in CSG back to the corporation. His former colleagues took the position that because…

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