In E-Learning LLC v. AT&T Corp., the plaintiff provided computer software services to the defendant. No. 04-16-00291-CV, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 1726 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2017, no pet. history). Beginning in 2010, the parties changed the way they transacted business. From 2010 to 2012, the plaintiff provided goods and
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Court Holds That An Officer Can Negotiate New Employment Without Breaching Fiduciary Duties
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In Great American Food Chain, Inc. v. Andreottola, a corporate officer and director negotiated and accepted employment with a competitor while still employed with his prior employer. No. 3:14-CV-1727-BK, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27658 (N.D. Tex. March 4, 2016). After the officer terminated his employment, the prior employer sued…
Employers Generally Do Not Owe Fiduciary Duties To Employees
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Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In Espinosa v. Aaron’s Rents, Inc., a former employee sued his former employer for defamation and other torts related to the defendant reporting the plaintiff to the police for alleged theft. No. 01-14-00843-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 423 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] January 14, 2016, no pet. history). One…
Court Reversed Forfeiture Damages Because They Were Not Linked To Fiduciary Breach
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Posted in Cases Decided, Texas Court of Appeals
In Ramin’ Corp. v. Wills, an employer sued a former employee for breach of fiduciary duty and other claims based on the employee competing with the employer while she was an employee. No. 09-14-11168-CV, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 10728 (Tex. App.—Beaumont October 15, 2015, no pet. history). The trial…