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Vaughn v. Intrepid Directional Drilling Specialists, Ltd.

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided April 30, 2009No. 11-08-00259-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

Intrepid Directional Drilling Specialists, Ltd. obtained a temporary injunction en forcing covenants not to compete against its former employee Brad Vaughn and East Coast Directional Drilling, Inc. In this interlocutory appeal, Vaughn and East Coast appeal from the trial court’s order granting the temporary injunction. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 51.014(a)(4) (Vernon 2008). We affirm.

Factual Background,

Intrepid performs directional drilling services. Vaughn worked as a salesman for Intrepid for nine months before leaving in 2004 or 2005. After leaving…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Butnaru v. Ford Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Walling v. MetcalfeTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Tom James of Dallas, Inc. v. Cobb, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2003
  4. Amalgamated Acme Affiliates, Inc. v. Minton, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2000
  5. TMC Worldwide, L.P. v. Gray, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. Chad Dickerson v. Acadian Cypress & Hardwoods, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2014
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  5. Eutiva Thomas, the Providence Home Health Services, Inc., and the Providence Hospice, Inc. v. a Med Management, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2020

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