• Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Bell Nunnally

News/Events

Alerts | June 6, 2017

Two Important Cases for Employers Regarding Arbitration Agreements and Trade Secrets Claim

In K-Mart Stores v. Ramirez the El Paso Court of Appeals recently ruled that an electronic signature was insufficient to prove the employee received sufficient “notice” of the arbitration agreement to allow for its enforcement.

In a recent Austin Court of Appeals decision, Elite Autobody v. Autocraft Bodywerks, the Austin Court of Appeals dismissed claims brought by Autocraft, an Austin based auto repair shop, on the novel argument that communications made by its former employees who set up a competing auto-repair business constituted protected constitutional speech.

Learn more about the court’s decision and what this means for you, here. 

Primary Sidebar

Related Attorneys

  • Alana K. Ackels

    Alana K. Ackels

    Partner

    aackels@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1412
  • Thomas L. Case

    Thomas L. Case

    Of Counsel

    tcase@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1422
  • Mark A. Shoffner

    Mark A. Shoffner

    Partner

    mshoffner@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1483
  • John D. Smart

    John D. Smart

    Partner

    jsmart@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1475
  • Jay M. Wallace

    Jay M. Wallace

    Partner

    jwallace@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1407

Related Practices

  • Labor and Employment
Stay in the know...
Don’t miss anything — Subscribe to our email list!
2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 1900, Dallas, Texas 75201 | 214.740.1400
© 2026 Bell Nunnally All Rights Reserved
  • Sitemap
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Client Pay
legalink logo Site by
  • People
  • Practices
  • Industries
  • News/Events
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Clients
  • Careers
  • Client Pay