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Veronica Figueroa, the leader and founder of the eXp Realty-brokered The Fig Team, has been dismissed from the recruiting lawsuit involving Keller Williams agents in Waterford Lakes, Oviedo and Lake Nona, Florida.
The claims against Figueroa were voluntarily dismissed from the suit earlier this month by the three Keller Williams franchisee plaintiffs, which include Keller Williams Advantage Realty, Keller Williams Advantage 2 Realty and Keller Williams Advantage III Realty. Figueroa was dismissed from the suit with prejudice, meaning that the plaintiffs can’t file the same claims against her in the future. She was accused of interfering in a way that harmed the plaintiffs, who said she cost them more than $50,000.
“I’ve always conducted myself and my business with integrity, and I’m grateful this outcome reflects that truth,” Figueroa wrote in an emailed statement.
Joseph Firmin, The Fig Team’s former director of growth and agent success, did not have as fortunate an outcome as he remains a defendant. Firmin was a team leader at Keller Williams until earlier this year when he was terminated. After which he joined Figueroa’s team. According to the complaint, while at Keller Williams in November 2021, Firmin signed a confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement saying that he would not recruit away any Keller Williams agents for two years after leaving the firm.
In their April complaint, the plaintiffs alleged that Firmin broke this agreement after joining The Fig Team, as they claim he recruited Keller Williams agents away from the three franchisee plaintiffs.
Firmin is no longer associated with Figueroa’s team.
