49 of the 50 states are "at-will" employment states, meaning that an employee may be fired for no reason and an employee may quit and immediately leave for no reason. The "at-will" employment does not pertain to contract jobs, where you have signed a contract for a stipulated period of time and also does not interfere or supercede with no-competition clauses, which are governed by different laws.
From the facts you have given (and I am betting you are leaving something out), the company has no case against you at all.
Slashdot Mirror
49 of the 50 states are "at-will" employment states, meaning that an employee may be fired for no reason and an employee may quit and immediately leave for no reason. The "at-will" employment does not pertain to contract jobs, where you have signed a contract for a stipulated period of time and also does not interfere or supercede with no-competition clauses, which are governed by different laws.
From the facts you have given (and I am betting you are leaving something out), the company has no case against you at all.