Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard
Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Howard
1. Plantiff: Nitro-Lift Technologies 2. Defendant: Howard 3. Nitro-life had a contract with two employees, Eddie Howard and Shane Schneider had a confidentality and non competiton agreement with arbitration clause 4. After working for Nitro the employees left the company and joined a competitor 5. Nitro brought an arbitration case which the two employees filed suit to district court in Oklahoma to void the contract 6. Court dismissed the case saying arbitration clause was valid but the Supreme Court of Oklahoma ruled the contract as voidable since it was void and unenforceable
Issue
Did Oklahoma State Court err in preventing the arbitration of non competition agreement?
Decision for Nitro-Lift Technologies LLC v. Howard
Favor of Nitro since the arbitration clause is valid
Argument for Howard
The contract wasn't enforceable
Argument Nitro-Lift
They had a valid arbitration clause