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Labor/Employment,
Civil Procedure

Sep. 26, 2024

Judge mulls venue for employee suit against FTI Consulting

On behalf of a former FTC Consulting employee, Cooley LLP filed a lawsuit accusing the company -- whose services are used by many law firms -- of enforcing anti-competitive provisions in the plaintiff's employment contract after he began working for a competitor.

Judge mulls venue for employee suit against FTI Consulting
John Hemann courtesy of Cooley LLP

A federal judge in San Francisco indicated on Wednesday that a former FTI Consulting employee's breach of contract lawsuit would remain in the district for the time being despite objections from the company's attorneys that the case was not based in California. 

While the Cooley LLP plaintiff's attorneys' general jurisdiction argument did not come "even close" to convincing him, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero said, he was more receptive to their po...

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