Dallas Court Of Appeals Clarifies Where To Bring Injunction Suits

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The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that employers can choose where to sue former employees who have breached their covenants not to compete. In re Ross, No. 05-18-01052-CV, 2018 WL 6695596 (Tex. App.—Dallas Dec. 20, 2018, orig. proceeding). Regrettably, many businesses provide training, access to confidential information, and introductions to clients to an employee who then abruptly quits and either establishes his own business or starts working for a competitor, notwithstanding a covenant not to compete. And that former employee may take more than his skill and experience, stealing client lists and other proprietary information as he leaves. In those circumstances, the employer often sues for damages and seeks injunctive relief to enforce the non-compete and to prevent the employee from using its information.

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