Lindenwood datatech provides it support for professional


Lindenwood DataTech provides IT support for professional businesses. Lindenwood's major clients are physicians' offices and law firms. As employees of Lindenwood, Adrienne and Martin were highly successful analysts and performed most of the in-field tech support for Lindenwood. Through the years, Adrienne and Martin developed very strong relationships with most of the in-house IT contacts of Lindenwood's clients. While working at Lindenwood DataTech, Adrienne and Martin decide to open their own competing IT support business. While still employed with Lindenwood, they drew up business plans for their new company, looked for office space, interviewed prospective employees, and formed an LLC. Adrienne and Martin left the employ of Lindenwood formed an A&M LLC, an IT services company which would directly compete with Lindenwood. While working for A&M LLC, Adrienne and Martin aggressively pursued the clients with whom they had built a relationship while working at Lindenwood DataTech. Within 6 months, Lindenwood DataTech lost 6 of its largest clients, which accounted for 70% of its revenue, to A&M LLC.   Lindenwood DataTech filed a lawsuit against Adrienne and Martin alleging that they violated their duty of loyalty to Lindenwood and were unlawfully competing with Lindenwood, their former employer. Adrienne and Martin file a motion to dismiss Lindenwood's lawsuit and argue that Lindenwood has no legal basis to challenge their business activity. What claim, if any, does Lindenwood DataTech have against Adrienne and Martin? Explain your answer. What additional information would you need, if any, to more fully evaluate the merits of Lindenwood's claim?

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