McPHEARSON v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 90-CA-2131.

584 So.2d 373 (1991)

Clyde McPHEARSON v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Shell Offshore, Inc., Bill Davis and Shoney La Sauge.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

July 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Bienvenu, Carrie A. Jourdan, Hoffman, Sutterfield, Ensenat & Bankston, New Orleans, and Ronald E. Corkern, Jr., Watson, Murchison, Crews, Arthur & Corkern, Natchitoches, for plaintiff/appellee.

William L. Brockman, New Orleans, for defendants/appellants.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and KLEES and BECKER, JJ.


SCHOTT, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Shell Offshore, Inc., has appealed from a judgment in favor of plaintiff on the basis of unjust enrichment for his design and installation on defendant's offshore rig of an auger system. The case was tried to a jury on written interrogatories. The central issue is whether plaintiff's recovery is precluded by the Louisiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act, LSA-R.S. 51:1431 et seq.

In the spring of 1984 plaintiff was employed as a welder...

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