A lawsuit filed in Illinois by Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator Cresco Labs alleges rival Green Thumb Industries (GTI) stole one of its high-level employees.
Chicago-based GTI said it “vehemently denies the claims made in the complaint and will vigorously defend itself in court.”
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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Cresco alleges in the lawsuit, filed in Cook County court, that:
Christopher Tonge, its former director of technical services, took a similar job at GTI this past spring. Tonge, a chemist by training, had signed an employment agreement with a non-compete clause. Tonge was recruited by Matt Ingram, another former Cresco employee who is now GTI’s senior vice president of operations. Tonge breached his employment agreement and that Ingram and Green Thumb were involved. Ingram is reaching out to other Cresco employees attempting to poach them.
In the lawsuit, Cresco said “Tonge worked at Cresco Labs’
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