Justin Mayer v. Daniel N. Glassman

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2008, Plaintiff Justin Mayer and Defendant Daniel N. Glassman established a joint business venture, which later became “Strata Labs, Inc.” Notice of Removal (“NOR”), Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 10–11 [Doc. # 1]. Mayer and Glassman were equal shareholders of Strata Labs. Id. ¶ 11. Strata Labs retained multiple in-house and outsourced software developers to develop certain proprietary software, of which Mayer and Glassman had equal ownership. Id. ¶ 12. Glassman also wholly owns the company Glassman Technology Group, Inc. (“GTG”). Id. ¶ 17.

After approximately 10 years, Mayer and Glassman agreed to dissolve Strata Labs on the condition that Mayer would remain as an equal partner in the venture and would continue to share equally in the proceeds from the business and any jointly owned intellectual property. Id. ¶ 14. In 2022, however, Glassman informed Mayer that he wanted to end the business partnership entirely. Id. ¶ 15. Mayer agreed to eventually sever ties so long as he was compensated adequately for either his interest in the enterprise or the proceeds from the sale of Strata Labs’ assets. Id. Glassman allegedly never responded to…