Employment (Fiduciary Responsibility/Trade Secrets)

Employees of an organ manufacturer clandestinely complete with their employer. Afterward, the employees enter into an asset purchase agreement for purchase of the company. The original company sues for breach of fiduciary duty and for payment of the 10% of gross sales for 10 years called for in the agreement. Case is resolved in a pre-suit mediation by restructuring the original asset purchase agreement.