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Court addresses "fraud in the inducement"
Mediaform LLC fired Daniel Suszko after learning that he had diverted client funds to a PayPal account. It executed a termination agreement with Suszko in which it released him from any other misbehavior (he claimed there wasn't any) in return for a covenant not to compete. Within weeks, Suszko went to work for a competitor [arguably in a different role] and Mediaform learned of other diversion of funds and misappropriation of inventory. Mediaform sued Suszko, claiming the executed termination agreement was void because Suszko had fraudulently induced it to sign the agreement. The Court held that it was a question of fact for the jury to determine whether Suszko had wrongfully and knowingly induced Mediaform to sign the termination agreement.