Jewelry Wholesale V. Jennifer Lawson For Breach Of Contract

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Memorandum
To: Attorney of Jennifer Lawson
From: Jackson Biegler
Date: October 7, 2017
Re: Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale v. Jennifer Lawson for Breach of Contract
Application of the Law to the Facts
Greene’s defense should build its case around precedence and law while being shielded by public policy. Greene’s defensive position is precise and to the point, as Greene’s is in the process of suing Ms. Lawson for her part in breach of confidentiality for contacting Howell shortly after being fired from their company. Ms. Lawson offered to work for Howell, a direct competitor of Greene’s and provided Howell with confidential information about Ever-gold. In doing so, Ms. Lawson violated the NEW HAMPSHIRE TRADE SECRET LAW – EXPLAIN with a quotation. …show more content…

Lawson.
Case to Consider for Ms. Lawson’s Position
Juarez v. AutoZone: Rosario Juarez worked at AutoZone for five years and was fired for claiming that woman was given a glass ceiling for promotions along with an unfair hiring process that deterred a woman from getting jobs at the company. The company suggested that Ms. Juarez step down for not being able to take care of her son and work for the company simultaneously. In the end, Ms. Juarez got awarded 185 million in punitive damages, which at the time was the most ever granted to a single employee (Juarez v. AutoZone).
It is vital for Greene’s to know the cases that will be presented to the public eye that will get the public rallied against them. This way they can shoot down allegations as these instances vary immensely.
Alleviating the Potential Damages for …show more content…

Ways to mitigate potential damages include: quickly settling outside of court before the public gets a hold of the information and going to trial, spending lots of money on a defense and being found not liable for damages against Ms. Lawson. Settling outside of court could be costly and portrayed by the public as guilty, while on the other hand, defending in court could be just as costly in attorney fees and even more costly if ultimately being found guilty. Would she risk it for a chance at winning in court, or would she settle outside of court for a sum of money? Ms. Lawson knows for a fact that she violated a breach of confidentiality agreements with Greene’s by letting Howell in on the plans for Ever-gold which allowed Howell to create a lookalike Ever-gold product and bring it to the marketplace, so Ms. Lawson should be careful with her approach to the matter at