Olympus Corporation Sues ArthroCare Corporation ENT, Alleges Sales Manager Poaching

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While not likely to attract the attention given the recently concluded ArthroCare shareholder fraud case, that company was back in court last week, this time defending against allegations that its ear, nose and throat (ENT) division lured a high-ranking sales manager into jumping ship in violation of his non-compete agreement.

In a suit filed in the Pennsylvania Eastern District Court, Olympus America Inc. (Center Valley, PA) alleges that after Clayton Williard resigned from the company as a ENT territory manager in May, he breached his field sales management contract by working for ArthroCare (Austin, TX), where Olympus says he worked in the same position, selling similar and competitive products in the same sales territory in New Mexico, even calling on the same customers.

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