Richard Gaton and Edward Stiefel v. Health Coalition, Inc.

Outcome: Final judgment for $1.5 million

Description: Successfully prosecuted clients' claims against former employer for non-payment of earned commissions. Also successfully defended clients against former employer's claims that clients violated non-competition agreements and misappropriated trade secrets. Obtained ruling from court that bifurcated the case to proceed to trial on clients’ claims of non-payment of contractual commissions before continued litigation of former employer's claims. Prevailed at trial on clients’ contractual claims, nullifying the claims of the former employer. Clients were awarded damages of $454,000 in unpaid compensation, with interest, in addition to attorney’s fees and costs of $1,181,000.