Profit Concepts Management, Inc. v. Griffith

Opinion

FYBEL, J.

Introduction

A California-based company sued its former employee, an Oklahoma resident, for breach of contract; the lawsuit was filed in the Orange County Superior Court. The employment contract at issue provided that, in any litigation involving the contract, the prevailing party would be entitled to recover attorney fees and costs.

The former employee filed a motion to quash service for lack of personal jurisdiction. The company filed a notice of nonopposition, and the motion was granted. The former employee then requested and was awarded attorney fees as the prevailing party.…