Expo Chemical Co., Inc. v. Brooks

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a trade secrets case involving a confidential customer list. The trial court refused a temporary injunction.

Joan Brooks, the defendant, was employed by Expo Chemical Co., Inc., the plaintiff, as a commissioned broker, buying and selling bulk and drum chemical products nationwide. While she was employed by another chemical broker she developed a list of some 200 potential customers and a set of product cross-reference cards for use with the customer list. After her employment with this broker terminated, Mr. Elton Dornbusch, president of the plaintiff firm,…