Simonson v. Griffin, Citadel Investment Group

Outcome: Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed all claims.

Description: Lawsuit by erstwhile high school and/or college business partner of Citadel founder for bogus breach of partnership and trade secrets claims. Upon review of electronic metadata and native files of plaintiff's resumes, claim that plaintiff only recently discovered Citadel's success proved false. Information presented to plaintiff convinced plaintiff to dismiss with prejudice and write an open apology letter to defendants.