Trade Secret Claims Should Have Been Stayed During Arbitration of Related Contract Claims

Case: Heritage Provider Network, Inc. v. Superior Court, Cal. Court of Appeal, Second District B20129 (January 14, 2008)

The One Sentence Summary: In a California state court action alleging breach of contract, unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets arising out of canceled merger discussions between two physician groups, the trial court erred in not staying the case pending arbitration of the contract claims where the claims shared common factual issues.