Stewart v. Shelby Tissue, Inc.

After resigning from Shelby Tissue (defendant) and immediately suing, Dennis Stewart (plaintiff) began working for a competitor, Kruger; the defendants sent letters to both Stewart and Kruger asserting his new job violated a noncompete clause, and Kruger fired him. Without first seeking the court's permission, Stewart filed an amended complaint adding claims for unlawful inducement of breach of contract and tortious interference -- claims based entirely on conduct occurring after his original complaint. He then moved for leave to file these additional counts, and the defendants objected.