GRUBB v. DXP ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 22-5073.

85 F.4th 959 (2023)

William A. GRUBB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DXP ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED October 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Love , Titus Hillis Reynolds Love, P.C., Tulsa, Oklahoma ( R. Kyle Alderson , Titus Hillis Reynolds Love, P.C., Tulsa, Oklahoma; and J. Christopher Davis , Crowe & Dunlevy, Tulsa, Oklahoma, with him on the briefs), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Chris Dove , Locke Lord LLP, Houston, Texas ( David M. Gregory and Andrew W. Reed , Locke Lord LLP, Houston, Texas; and Chris S. Thrutchley and Andrew J. Hofland , GableGotwals, Tulsa, Oklahoma, with him on the brief) for Defendant-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, McHUGH, and CARSON, Circuit Judges.


In 2008 Plaintiff Bill Grubb signed an employment agreement with Defendant DXP Enterprises to lead the development and production of horizontal pumps. The agreement recited that the parties intended to create a new company to produce the pumps, and Mr. Grubb would own 10%. If the project became a success, Mr. Grubb had the...

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