Aptim Corporation v. Dorsey McCall
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The Shaw Group ("Shaw") sued Dorsey McCall, its former employee, in state court for allegedly violating noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements. After being acquired in part by Aptim Corporation ("Aptim"), Shaw sought to dismiss its state action while Aptim pursued a federal-court action to enforce the arbitration clause in McCall's employment contract. The federal district court declined to abstain, it compelled arbitration, and it stayed the state-court proceeding. We find no error and affirm.
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McCall resigned from Shaw in January 2016. He then began working…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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