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By L.M. Sixel
(Feb. 28) – A Houston jury issued a mixed verdict Monday in a contentious fight between two Texas energy services companies over trade secrets, confidentiality and a non-compete agreement. M-I Swaco sued rival National Oilwell Varco for stealing one of its employees, Jeff Russo, who had signed a non-compete agreement. The verdict allows Russo to keep his job at NOV while finding that M-I Swaco acted in bad faith when it claimed Russo misappropriated trade secrets as a way to enforce the non-compete agreement. But the jury also found that Russo failed to comply with M-I Swaco’s confidentiality provisions. The Houston Chronicle has full details.
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