Medtronic, Inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. James Hughes worke
d for Medtronic as a sales manager. His contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving Medtronic. Hughes sought a position as a sales director for St. Jude. St. Jude told Hughes that his contract with Medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. Hughes accepted. Medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. Which type of interference was most likely the basis for this suit? Did it occur here? Medtronic, Inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc. James Hughes worked for Medtronic as a sales manager. His contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving Medtronic.
The correct answer is: the type of interference which was most likely the basis for this suit is interference with a contacting relationship, and it is occurring here.
Explanation:
Hughes had a contract with Medtronic where they specifically mention he can't work for a competitor for one year after leaving the company because of protection of the company, after Hughes accepted and broke that clause he is making an interference with a contacting relationship with Medtronic.
To protect consumers from potentially dangerous manufactured goods, the U.S. government is most likely to use Tariff. To protect consumers from potentially dangerous manufactured goods, the U.S. government is most likely to use Tariff.
