More and more, Texas employers rely on non-compete agreements. More and more, those agreements are permeating down below to blue collar jobs. In Elite Auto Body v. Autocraft, No. 03-15-00064 (Tex.App. Austin 5/5/2017), Autocraft sued Elite Auto Body and three former employees of Autocraft. Autocraft claimed the three employees took trade secrets with them
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Church of Scientology Lawsuit to be Dismissed
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Well, it looks like Monique Rathbun is dropping her lawsuit against the Church of Scientology. See San Antonio Express News report. I first wrote about that strange lawsuit here. Ms. Rathbun filed a motion asking that her suit be dropped. She did not provide a reason for the dismissal. She fired her lawyers…
Third Court Denies Scientology Motion to Dismiss
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
In the world of litigation, we see some pretty strange lawsuits. One such lawsuit concerns Monique Rathbun and the Church of Scientology. Monique and Marty Rathbun moved to the Texas Gulf Coast some ten years ago. Marty was the former second-in-charge for the Church of Scientology. The Church followed them to the small town in…