Legal Opinion
H & R BLOCK, LTD. v. Housden
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 27, 1998No. 1:97-cv-00646PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
H&R Block, Ltd., filed its original petition in state court against defendants, former employees, for breaching a covenant not to compete. Defendants counterclaimed against plaintiff and four other parties, all separate legal entities, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219 (FLSA). 1 Two of these parties, counterclaim defendants, but not the named plaintiff, which is a cross-defendant, removed, alleging the counterclaim stated a federal cause of action under the FLSA. Plaintiff consented to the removal. Defendants…
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