Holeman v. National Business Institute, Inc.

OPINION

EVA M. GUZMAN, Justice.

In this case we address the enforceability of a forum selection clause in the context of a challenge to a covenant not to compete. Appellant, J. Eric Holeman, sued his former employer, The National Business Institute, Inc. (“NBI”), seeking a declaration that a covenant not to compete in a contract between them was unenforceable and alleging that NBI tortiously interfered with his subsequent employment. NBI moved to dismiss Holeman’s suit based on the contract’s forum selection clause, which provided that claims arising out of the contract would be litigated in…