United States Fifth Circuit

In a breach of contract action regarding a coal mining operation, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where: 1) the trade secret allegedly misappropriated by Defendant was not protected by Texas law; and 2) the agreement alleged by Plaintiff did not satisfy the statute of frauds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2009
• Published 04/09/2009

Judges

• EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:, Before WIENER, GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James David Jordan (argued) and David Mizgala, Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, P.C., LaDawn H. Conway, Alexander Dubose & Townsend LLP, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Kenneth Wise (argued), Miles B. Haberer, Thomas Foster Lillard, Hunton & Williams LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.