BREAKING NEWS: HEARING SET FOR INJUNCTION AGAINST GARRET GRAVES POLITICAL CONSULTANTS (Confirmed Sources)
WEDNESDAY, 9:30 AM, 19TH JDC JUDGE TIM KELLEY
NEWS RELEASE FROM FELDER CAMPAIGN ISSUED LAST WEEK
BATON ROUGE - Cassie Felder, a local business owner, attorney, and candidate for U.S. Representative in Louisiana’s 6th District, issued the following statement today regarding the injunction she filed against The Political Firm:
“Today I filed for injunctive relief against Jason Hebert and Scott Hobbs, demanding that they immediately cease their involvement in the Garret Graves for Congress campaign according to the terms of the contract they issued to me, to which we all agreed, and that we all signed. The contract includes a critical Non-Competition clause, without which no candidate with wisdom would have agreed to sign.
Their disregard for their own agreement and unilateral decision to compete against me in the same election and in direct violation of our contract, in no way relieves them of their obligations and duties under contract law and the fundamental principles of honesty, honor, and morality.
Louisiana politics has a reputation for being unethical and cut-throat. The actions of “The Political Firm” reinforce these negative perceptions about our state and its political culture. Changing this culture and image are two of my top priorities as a candidate for Congress.”
MASTER AGREEMENT (Excerpts From Court Record)
This Master Agreement (this “Master Agreement”) entered into 2013 by and between The Political Firm, and Cassie E. Felder for Congress (the “Client”). In consideration of the mutual agreements
set forth below (the mutuality, adequacy and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the
parties hereby agree as follows:
3.2 Non-Competition.
While retained by the Client, the Consultant shall not directly or indirectly
engage in any other business that knowingly is in competition in any manner
whatsoever with the business of the Client.
3.4 Confidential Information.
Each party acknowledges that it will have access to, be making use of, acquiring
and adding to confidential business information of special and unique value
including, but not limited to, trade secrets of the other party, client and
prospective information, financial budgets, strategic plans, the names and
backgrounds of key personnel, business materials and other information that
the parties have provided each other in connection with provision of Services
(collectively, the “Confidential Information”). The parties agree that neither
party will, during term of this Agreement, copy, disclose, distribute or make use
of any Confidential Information for its own benefit or for the benefit of a
business or entity other than the other party to this Agreement without the prior
written consent of such party and shall maintain the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information. The provisions of the confidential treatment of the
Confidential Information shall not apply to any such information which (a) is or
becomes publicly known through no wrongful act of the receiving party (b) is
rightly received by the receiving party from a third party; or (c) is approved for
such use or disclosure by the disclosing party in writing.
4.1 Term.
The Term of this Master Agreement is for the 2014 Federal Election Cycle. The
Consultant shall provide services to the Client pursuant to this Master
Agreement immediately on the date specified upon the signing of this Master
Agreement. The Term shall remain in effect until December 1, 2014, or until
such time as later agreed upon in writing by both parties.
4.4 Survivability.
The obligations and covenants set forth in Article III of this Master Agreement
shall survive the termination of this Master Agreement.
As a member of the American Association of Political Consultants, I believe there are certain standards of practice which I must maintain. I, therefore, pledge to adhere to the following Code of Professional Ethics:
I will not indulge in any activity which would corrupt or degrade the practice of political consulting.
I will treat my colleagues and clients with respect and never intentionally injure their professional or personal reputations.
I will respect the confidence of my clients and not reveal confidential or privileged information obtained during our professional relationship.
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