$750,000 Judgment Awarded Against Joe Ricondo Jr by the State of Virginia

Joe Ricondo, Jr is currently employed as Director of Military/Government Operations at Med World Live, headquartered in Charlotte, NC. He was previously employed as an Education and Training Manager at CAE Health Care (formerly Medical Education Technologies, Inc., METI), and previously employed at General Dynamics in San Antonio Texas. He has been an employee, or acted as a consultant to various medical services/manufacturing companies including Strategic Skills Training Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

The suit against Joe Ricondo Jr charged tortious interference with contractual relations and business expectancy. The suit alleged that Mr. Ricondo, along with Jeffrey and Katherine Newcombe (contracted manufacturers of Trauma-Sil casualty simulation products), conspired or interfered with Esprit de Corp Group’s efforts to distribute its Trauma Sil products to US Army Medical Services Divisions and other military and civilian customers. The Defendants actions were alleged to have willfully and maliciously harmed Esprit de Corps Group LLC (the “Plaintiff”) based upon the Defendants’ submission of lower-priced bids and offers to Plaintiff’s customers and prospective customers while in possession of Plaintiff’s confidential pricing information and using the very same Trauma-Sil products that Esprit de Corps Group had developed with the Newcombes for its own distribution.

The case was ruled in favor of Esprit de Corps Group LLC, with a $750,000 judgment awarded by the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia Case No. 2010-7065. The judgment has since been filed in Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas.

Veteran's Day 2011

The meaning of Veteran's Day is one of great importance to reflect upon in honoring those who served and sacrificed. These worthy men and women gave their best when they were called upon to guard, uphold, and protect this great nation. It is a day we set aside to celebrate the liberty this country enjoys, a precious commodity that was born through their valiant service and sacrifices.

They answered the battle cry and stood in the line of duty, at home and abroad, to protect and preserve our freedoms, our safety, and our country's heritage. It is because of their vigilance this country became and remains the land of the free and the home of the brave.

We respect them, we thank them, and we honor them, and forever hold great pride for their service, regardless of their length of time in uniform. We, as a people, need a vision that longs for peace, who prays for peace, and who seeks to be peacemakers in this world. Let us always be vigilant in that cause, and that our country's sovereignty is eternally dependent on those who are serving now, and those who will serve in the future.

Let us, as a people, embrace and live the values and principles that our military stands guard for every day, and show thankfulness every day for their protection over our rights and freedoms to choose.