Hendrickson
Hendrickson v. Octagon Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Breyer, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CROSS MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Somewhere, Jerry Maguire is blushing. Plaintiffs and Counter-Defendants Doug Hendrickson and Cliff LaBoy, Jr. are professional sports agents who represent NFL players. For some time, both men worked at Defendant and Counter-Claimant Octagon, Inc. (“Octagon”), a sports agency that runs its NFL operations out of California. 1 Hendrickson and LaBoy both signed employment agreements that gave the firm rights to the fees they earned from clients in exchange for guaranteed salaries. They also agreed that, whenever they left the firm, Octagon would retain rights to a portion of certain fees.
Two years ago, Hendrickson and LaBoy left Octagon to join Counter-Defendant Relativity Sports, LLC (“Relativity”). 2 And they do not want to share. Hendrickson and LaBoy filed these suits simultaneously seeking to, among other things, get out of their fee-sharing arrangements with Octagon. They argue that these provisions unlawfully restrain trade under California law. Octagon countersued, responding “Show me the money!”