Guaranteed Rate, Inc. v. Thomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GUARANTEED RATE, INC., Plaintiff, No. 20 CV 3288 v. Judge Manish S. Shah GREG THOMAS, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER While employed by Guaranteed Rate Inc., Greg Thomas accepted a position with GRI’s competitor, CrossCountry Mortgage, recruited employees to join CCM, and allegedly took confidential information, before resigning from GRI. Thomas now works at CCM with another colleague he recruited from GRI. GRI claims that Thomas breached his contract and fiduciary duties. For the reasons stated below,…