SaaS Provider’s Contract Breach, Misappropriation Claims Survive Dismissal Bid

Mealey's (December 12, 2019, 6:02 PM EST) -- BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge in Idaho on Nov. 25 ruled that a “Software-as-a-Service” (SaaS) provider has sufficiently shown that a federal district court has subject matter jurisdiction over its claims against a former employee in a breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit because the amount-in-controversy requirement has been met and the plain language of an arbitration clause contained in the defendant’s employment agreement allows for the provider to bring the lawsuit seeking injunctive relief (NAVEX Global Inc. v. Richard A. Stockwell Jr., No. 19-382, D. Idaho, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206814)....