Energy Resources Corp., Inc. v. Porter

From 1976 to 1979, James H. Porter was vice-president and chief scientist of Energy Resources Corporation, Inc. (ERGO). On October 5, 1979, he resigned and organized Energy & Environmental Engineering, Inc. (EEE). The first business EEE undertook was a research project, to be done in collaboration with Howard University, for the United States Department of Energy concerning a *297method of burning high sulfur coal which would produce little air pollution. ERGO complains that Porter diverted a corporate opportunity, violated his employment agreement with ERGO and misappropriated trade secrets. A…