The Hennegan Company v. Arriola et al - Document 111

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Hennega s ed is prce and cus om e ls s w ih A r i a,wihoutpl ng a n har t i t r it t r ol t aci ny r ti tonson t di s m i ton oft ls s Ar i aw asf e t dicus t prci lssw ih esrc i he s e na i he i t . rol r e o s s he i ng it t c t es He usom r . nnegan a Aniol di not execut a c i ntalt or nonnd a d e onfde i iy compe e t a e e . gr em nt l 2009and 201 s esfom Hennegan' M im i fc dr ppe s el- de easng n 0, al r s a ofi e o d ever y cr i fom appr m ael $11000, i 2008t si l l st n $1000, i t tr ts r oxi t y , 000 n o lghty es ha , 000 n he ss even m ont of2010. t stm e, hs At hi i Henneganbega t s pec t tAr i aw asbei di l . n n o us t ha rol ng soyalA em a la it a t i e denced t ta e l asO c obe of2009,H e i dm ted t ral vi ha s ary t r nnega wastyi t n r ng o Gr i The bul of t evi nce r ga di Ar i a' and Gr i s br rng ac i tes afka. k he de e r ng rol s afka' oke i tvii c nee o Ani l' rlto hi wihSooPrntn ($ l',ac mpeio ofHe e n. e trd n oas eains p t l i ig $ o' o ttr So ) nn ga Ari atsi t ti l st n oneyearher e r over$1, 000 ofbusne st rol e tsed ha n es ha efred 000, i s o Sol and e ned ove $300, i commisons. 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AT. 0121 ( ) t n ci n o h y ron 1 s s frd als asa r s l o avi ai o t spat... y rc ve a t ld ma e .) ufee o s e ut f olton f hi r ma e o r cua a g s' ' (mp ssa e ) ç t ld m a s' e FDUTPA mus d r c l to fo t a lg d e ha i dd d .i ua a ge 'und r Ac t ie ty l w r m he le e dece i ac orunf rpr ctce.S DUTPA doesnotpr de f t r ptve t ai a i T ovi or he ecove y ofnom i l r na da g s s c ai l s e ,orc mpe ai n f rs j ci f e i o d s pp nt n . ma e , pe ultve o s s o ns to o ub e tve e lngs f ia oi me t' ' te . ve he vi e e t CiyFis Mo t Cor , So. d a 86(n e na ctto omitd) Gi nt e d nc a t r t rg. p.988 2 t it r l ia in . t i on t cont xtofAr i a' r er al t Sol t Cour fndst tH e ga hasf l ral he e r ol s ef r s o o, he ti ha nne n aied t pr o oduce e dence neces a y t s vi s r o uppor a FD UTPA cl m . t ai A lhough Ar i adi nott lH e ga abouthi ot rr f r alw or t Cour fnds t rol d el nne n s he e e r k, he ti t tt s r tr f r al do notqua iy as û eptve ac s'unde FDUTPA .For i t e, ha he ec e e e r s lf û dec i t' r nsanc cont nton t tt prci ls squalf asc i ntalt ade s r t , su a Pa t1 IA . e i ha he i ng it iy onfde i r ec e s see pr r 1 . , t Cou twiho tea rto as rj csHe ne n' FDUTPA cam i o a a ir le he r, t u lboain, lo ee t n ga s li ns fr s t eis on t aleged m ius oft prce ls s he l s e he i it . He nnega a A ni a ne re ut d a non- om pet agr em ent t r or A r i a ha t n nd ol ve xec e c e e , he ef e rol d he rght t w or i pende l as l as hi w or di not ca e any tnanci har t i o k nde nty ong s k d us s al m o Henne n.A s a r ul,t Courtfnds t Aniol was not dec i i r e rng t e ga es t he i hat a eptve n ef r i hes c t er t Sol w ihoutdicl i s r er a st H e us om s o o t s osng uch ef r l o nnega n. W ih r ga d t caus i and dam ages t evi nce a t i es a i hed t t t t e r o aton , he de t ral t bls ha he c so r rj ce He e n' bd pro t Ani l' s bmiso of d o be l o Soo, u tmes eetd nn ga s is ir o oas u s in bis n haf f l a t tAni a and Gr i t not ng ofval f om H e nd ha ol afka ook hi ue r nnega Spec fca l Henne n n. ii ly, ga w a una e t pr de l prntng as r quied by Pr e r Car a an e utve a s bl o ovi ocal i i e r ef r ed e, nd xec i t Rege Cr s r us d t wor wih H e ga f pe s nt uies ef e o k t nne n or r onalr ons Onl whe t e eas . y n hos c tmese prsl rj ce He ne a frr aon u eae t prcng a rquetdt t uso r x esy ee td n g n o e s s nrltd o ii , nd e se ha Ar i a r e t m t a l alprnt r di A r i a do so.The e denc s rol ef r he o oc i e , d r ol vi e howed t Ar i a hat rol ac e i good f t a di not us p a busnes opporuniy t w as ava l bl t td n aih nd d ur ny i s t t hat ia e o Hennega Furhe ,Hennegan di notl e t Pr e r Ca e orRege Cr s busnes n. t r d os he ef r ed r nt uies i s becaus ofm iconduc byA niol Ra her t uncont a ct t tm onyw ast tt r wer e s t a. t , he r di ed es i ha he e e ne rbusnes opporunii sw ih t e c t e s f H e ve i s t te t hes us om r or nnegan.A ccor ngl a e a di y, bs nt ny evi et eiherPr er edCar orRe ntCr s w oul have a pt d H e denc hat t ef r e ge uies d cce e nnega sbi n' ds butf t ac i ofAr i aandGr or he tons rol aûka, heCour fndst tH e t t i ha nnega hasf l t pr e n aied o es nt s sci nt evi nce of ca a i a ac ua da ages nec s y t pr uf e de us ton nd t l m es ar o ove a cl m under ai FD UTPA . 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