Premier Industrial Corporation v. William McGuire and Robert Dugas

In this Louisiana diversity action Premier seeks recovery against its agents for breach of a contract covering the sale and distribution of automobile parts and equipment. It alleged that the individual agents breached the agreement not to compete with the principal for two years after the termination of the contract. It also alleged that the agents violated their fiduciary obligation under the contract. The District Court granted a summary judgment for the agents as to the claim of breach of the non-competing provisions of the contract. It declined, however, to grant a summary judgment as to…