LFG Payments, Inc. v. Christian Smith
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual Background
Plaintiff LFG Payments, Inc. is a software development company that specializes in “financial technology and related solutions.” (Indexed Copy of State Court Filings in Support of Notice of Removal of Action (“Index”), Tab 4 (Complaint) ¶ 1, Doc. 1-1 at 22–37.) In April 2022, LFG hired Defendant Christian Smith, a freelance professional as “а technical writer to develop literature describing [LFG’s] solutions for various ______________________________________________________________________________
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 2:23-cv-03802-JLS-E Date: July 11, 2023 Title: LFG Payments, Inc. v. Christian Smith
purposes, including in public-facing documentation.” (Id. ¶¶ 13–14.) LFG alleges that Smith represented to LFG that he would be able to complete certain software and product development tasks and that, relying on Smith’s representations, LFG obtained his services through non-party Gun.io, Inc. a contractor placement company. …