ORTLOFF CORP. v. GULSBY ENGINEERING, INC.

Civ. A. No. H-83-3062.

706 F.Supp. 1295 (1988)

The ORTLOFF CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. GULSBY ENGINEERING, INC., and Tenneco Oil Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

May 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana M. Raymond, William F. Eberle and John D. Murnane of Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond, New York City, William E. Wright of Wright & Patton, P.C., Houston, Tex., and William C. Morrow, Midland, Tex., for plaintiff.

Guy L. McClung of Vaden, Eickenroht, Thompson & Boulware, N. Elton Dry of Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kimball & Krieger, and Alfred B. Smith, Jr., Houston, Tex., for defendant, Tenneco Oil Co.

G. Byron Jamison, II, and Martin McGregor of Jamison & McGregor, Houston, Tex., for defendant, Gulsby Engineering, Inc.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

HITTNER, District Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT

I. NATURE OF ACTION AND PLEADINGS

1. This is an action under the patent laws of the United States for infringement of United States Patent No. 4,278,457 (hereinafter called the '457 patent) and for misappropriation of confidential information under the common law of Texas.

2. The Court has jurisdiction over the patent issues under 28 U.S.C. §...

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