Judge Stays Nonpatent Claims Pending Arbitration In Trade Secrets Suit

Mealey's (March 29, 2017, 2:27 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A stay of certain claims pending arbitration in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit is proper because the claims are based on a defendant’s alleged breach of his employment contract with his former company that included an arbitration agreement, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled March 24 in staying the proceedings on all nonpatent claims (CardioNet LLC, et al. v. InfoBionic Inc., No. 15-11803, D. Mass., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43350)....