Valentus counterclaim alleges raiding, extortion & RICO violations

Yesterday we covered a lawsuit filed by Valentus’ former SlimRoast coffee supplier, alleging they were
owed $3.18 million dollars
.

In response to the lawsuit Valentus mostly denied the accusations. They also filed a counter-claim of their own, which alleges their former supplier Advanced Laboratories International

engaged in a deliberate and calculated campaign to misappropriate Valentus’ goodwill, raid its distributors, and destroy its business.

Valentus’ counter-claim has also dragged Vitae Global into the fray as a named counter-defendant.

Vitae Global
is tied to Advanced Laboratories through owner Louis Volpe. Volpe is a co-founder of Vitae Global, who sell a coffee product (
not unlike Valentus’ SlimRoast
) supplied by Advanced Laboratories.

According to Valentus’ counterclaim, Advanced Laboratories began supplying them with SlimRoast around March, 2015.

Valentus allege the March, 2016 contract in question Advanced Laboratories’ lawsuit relies on, gave the company ‘
until May 2017 to purchase the coffee
‘.

The supply contract also stipulated

Advanced Labs was not authorized to manufacture any product in excess of, or in addition to, the product specifically ordered by Valentus.

Valentus claim this agreement was broken and accuse Advanced Laboratories of manufacturing and selling SlimRoast in addition to what Valentus ordered.

Advanced Labs and Louis Volpe have intentionally and secretly manufactured excess SlimROAST for the purpose of selling it at significantly reduced rates both abroad and in the United States to both the consuming public and Valentus’ independent representatives.

Upon information and belief, Advanced Labs and Louis Volpe have used the Italian dark roast coffee in manufacturing the unauthorized SlimROAST.

Valentus allege this was done to undercut their own sales of SlimRoast, diverting business away from the company.

This was done with the aid of former Valentus affiliates, who were part of Vitae Global’s launch earlier this year.

Advanced Labs and Louis Volpe have conspired with a number of former Valentus independent representatives to form and operate a competing

company, Vitae Global, and to market and sell a competing product referred to as “Lean Java Bean.”

Upon information and belief, these former Valentus representatives include, but are not limited to, Jane Gallenero Lee, Steven Michelluci, Angela Foreman, and another entity owned and controlled by Louis Volpe, Team Success, LLC.

Research reveals that in February, 2016, Louis Volpe was a Double Diamond ranked affiliate in Valentus through Team Success LLC.

Valentus claim Volpe and his Team Success conspirators raided Valentus to form their own company.

These parties have conspired to misappropriate Valentus’ business, reputation, and goodwill by

(i) soliciting and raiding Valentus’ network of independent representatives, and recruiting them to join their competing company;

(ii) making false and deceptive claims regarding Valentus and its bu

🤖 Quick Answer

What are the main allegations in Valentus' counterclaim against Advanced Laboratories International?

How is Vitae Global connected to Advanced Laboratories International?
Vitae Global is connected to Advanced Laboratories International through Louis Volpe, who serves as co-founder of Vitae Global. Volpe's dual involvement links the two companies, with Vitae Global selling a coffee product similar to Valentus' SlimRoast, supplied by Advanced Laboratories International.

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