Supreme Court of Texas

Geological seismic data are trade secrets, and non-participating mineral royalty interest owners failed to establish the existence of a claim against the mineral estate owner, justifying discovery of the trade secret data.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/11/2002
• Decided 07/03/2003
• Published 07/03/2003

Judges

• Justice SCHNEIDER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert C. Grable,Bart A. Rue, Todd W. Spake, Kelly Hart & Hallman, P.C., Fort Worth, Brenda L. Clayton, Austin, for Relator.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roger Sherman Braugh, Jane Margaret Braugh, Sico White & Braugh, L.L.P., Jacobo G. Munoz, Hilliard & Munoz, Juan Enrique Mejia, David T. Bright, Watts & Heard, Corpus Christi, for Respondent.