Company Must Arbitrate Claims In Trade Secret Dispute, Former Employee Argues

Mealey's (November 5, 2019, 1:19 PM EST) -- BOISE, Idaho — A federal district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over claims for breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation in a lawsuit brought by a “Software-as-a-Service” provider against a former employee because those claims are subject to arbitration under the terms of certain employment agreements, the former employee argues in an Oct. 31 motion to dismiss filed in Idaho federal court (Navex Global Inc. v. Richard A. Stockwell Jr., No. 19-382, D. Idaho)....