ARCO OIL & GAS CO. v. DeSHAZER

No. 98-C-1487.

728 So.2d 841 (1999)

ARCO OIL & GAS COMPANY, a DIVISION OF ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY v. William DeSHAZER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Ernst, Kevin Richard Tully, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, Counsel for Applicant.

William M. Bass, Simone Chachere Dupre, Voorhies & Labbe, Lafayette, Counsel for Respondent.


MARCUS, Justice.*

Arco Oil & Gas Company (ARCO) hired William DeShazer (DeShazer), a petroleum engineer, in 1972. Shortly after he was hired, DeShazer signed an agreement entitled "Employees Agreement Relating to Inventions, Patents and Company Information." The agreement provided that DeShazer would not disclose, during or after employment, any "Company Information" which "might reasonably be construed to be contrary to the interests...

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