Niki Skaggs attains defense verdict in breach of contract case 

Plaintiff, a technology company, sued defendant Todd Elder & Company, an executive search firm, claiming defendant breached the contract between the parties. Plaintiff hired defendant to fill an engineer position within the company. Defendant was paid a placement fee. The contract between the parties stated that, if the employee left Plaintiff's employment within the first 6 months for any reason, defendant would have 60 days to find a qualified replacement candidate, or refund the placement fee. After Plaintiff terminated the employee within 6 months, it brought suit claiming breach of contract for failure to provide a replacement or refund the fee. Defendant claimed that Plaintiff did not give it the time or opportunity to provide a replacement candidate.