Eagle Oil & Gas Co. v. Shale Exploration, LLC

A jury found that Eagle Oil & Gas Co. misappropriated a competitor's trade secret information, and it awarded that competitor $14,300,000 in lost profits and $4,500,000 in exemplary damages. The trial court entered judgment on the jury's verdict. Eagle appeals, challenging the judgment as legally barred by res judicata and the economic loss rule. It also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support liability for misappropriation of trade secrets, the reliability of the expert testimony supporting the award of lost profits, the construction of the court's charge, and the award of…