IDAHO FALLS -- The chief executive officer of Idaho health-care products maker Melaleuca Inc. is claiming vindication after a state judge dumped claims by the company's former chief salesman that he had been defamed.
Seventh District Judge Greg Moeller issued a summary judgment ending the claims of Jeff Wasden, who had sought relief from the courts on grounds he'd been defamed by Melaleuca and its president and chief executive officer Frank Vandersloot.
The Idaho Falls Post-Register reports Vandersloot says he feels "vindicated on all accounts" with the decision.
This is the latest legal setback for Wasden in his battle against his former employer.
He'd previously been ordered by the courts to return more than $240,000 to Melaleuca after violating an agreement to not criticize Vandersloot.
