Legal Opinion
Fogleman v. Meaux Surface Protection, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 9, 2011No. 10-1210PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUNDERS, Judge.
_|jThis is a case involving whether a claim for a bonus due under an employment contract was barred by the res judicata effect of a prior federal court judgment that awarded the former employer damages due to the former employees’ breach of fiduciary duty. The trial court granted the former employer’s exception. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY:
Michael Fogleman and Charles Kotrla (collectively appellants) were employees at Meaux Surface Protection, Inc. (Meaux) under an employment contract. After appellants resigned from Meaux, they started a competing business wherein…
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