Defendant Says Electric Car Company’s DTSA Claim Is Subject To Arbitration

Mealey's (February 23, 2018, 11:45 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A stay of proceedings in a Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) suit filed by an electric car company against a competitor is necessary because employment agreements for the car company’s former employees that now work for the competitor state that all disputes are required to be arbitrated, the competitor argues in a brief filed Feb. 20 in California federal court (Faraday & Future Inc. v. EVelocity Inc., No. 18-0737, C.D. Calif.)....