Butler v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

OPINION

ERIC ANDELL, Justice.

While an employee of Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental), Lonnie Butler, Jr. wrote several macro computer programs. Butler later sued Continental, alleging it had adopted and copied his macros, ultimately using them in its new reservation system without compensating him. We are asked to determine if the trial court erred in its rendition of summary judgment in favor of Continental on Butler’s claims of fraud, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, an accounting, unjust enrichment, constructive trust, misappropriation of trade secrets,…