METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES INC. v. FOURTEK, INC.

No. 84-1773.

790 F.2d 1195 (1986)

METALLURGICAL INDUSTRIES INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FOURTEK, INC., Irving Bielefeldt, Norman Montesino, Gary Boehm, Michael Sarvadi & Smith International, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubbard, Thurman, Turner & Tucker, John Feather, Geary, Stahl & Spencer, Gerald P. Urbach, Dallas, Tex., Carella, Byrne, Bain & Gilfillan, John N. Bain, Richard E. Kummer, Roseland, N.J., for plaintiff-appellant.

Christie, Parker & Hale, Richard D. Seibel, E. Roderick Cline, Pasadena, Cal., Richards, Harris & Medlock, V. Bryan Medlock, Jr., Martin Korn, Dallas, Tex., for Smith Intern.

Crutsinger & Booth, John Booth, Monty L. Ross, Stinson, Mag & Fizzell, William Frank Carroll, Dallas, Tex., for Bielefeldt.

Vernon, McKinley & Lybrand, James L. Schutza, Dallas, Tex., for Montesino, Boehm & Sarvadi.

Before GEE, RANDALL and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Today's case requires us to review Texas law on the misappropriation of trade secrets. Having done so, we conclude that the district court misconceived the nature and elements of this cause of action, a misconception that led it to direct a verdict erroneously in favor of appellee Bielefeldt. We also conclude that the court abused its discretion in excluding certain evidence. Accordingly, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the case...

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