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With an effective as good publicity OpenDoorCampaign MonaVie has answered an Amway lawsuit against Orrin Woodward. The former Amway - IBO (Independent Business Owner) recently was accused to have resigned from the company under questionalble circumstances to compete with it‘s business in MonaVie (as previously reported). "Non-compete agreements were designed for high-level corporate employees, not for independent contractors," says Dallin Larsen, MonaVie founder and president.
"Some network marketing companies use overly burdensome language in their agreements as a punitive tool to tie their independent contractors to them for life, often interfering with the individual entrepreneur's ability to earn a living. It's my belief that direct selling companies need to earn the trust of their most valued asset, their distributors, on a daily basis. If a distributor, for whatever reason, no longer trusts his or her company, that distributor should be free to go in another direction without undue restriction."
MonaVie even launched a web site on which could be read that MonaVie pledges to respect their distributors and the value they bring to the organization. „We know our success as a company is based on the success of our people. We will not bind any distributor to our company through unfair or illegal practices, including overly restrictive non-compete clauses. Instead, we promise an open door policy and are committed to creating an environment where distributors thrive.”
Now, however, it is MonaVie itself who filed a lawsuit against new MLM Xowii, LLC of Newport, Calif. As the Salt Lake Tribune reports, the fast growing MonaVie LLC is suing former distributors and an fledgling California competitor alleging they are trying to steal its independent sales force by spreading lies about the Utah company's financial prospects. In the lawsuit according to reports filed December 2009, MonaVie names former distributors Rodney R. of Oklahoma and Shaylon H. and Chris B. of Texas. The three are said to have obtained lists and contact information of MonaVie's distributors, potential distributors and customers and used them to spread false information about it in order to lure them to XOWii, the lawsuit alleges.The lawsuit also names XOWii officers Richard Kelly (CEO and Co-Founder), James Christiansen, Brandon Rath and William Sickert, who it alleges knew of and endorsed the publication of the false statements.
MonaVie said the statements are defamatory and harmed it and is asking the court for unspecified monetary damages. Only a few months ago Dallin Larsen was the "freedom fighter" fighting against the evil Amway empire for holding Orrin Woodward's "Team" hostage with "overburdensome" non-compete langauge and today his company is suing Xowii distributors over the very same issue. So many people are anxious to observe how this case may develop.
MonaVie is one of the fastest growing Network Marketing Companies worldwide. America currently seems to be tipped for amazing success. |