Jones v. Hamilton

THOMAS, Judge.

In May 2008, William L. Jones, Carbon Processing and Reclamation, LLC (“CPR”), and Mid-West Energy, Inc. (“Mid-West”) (CPR and Mid-West are hereinafter collectively referred to at times as “the companies”), sued Peggy Hamilton, alleging that Hamilton, a former employee of the companies and a former majority stockholder of CPR, had violated a confidentiality agreement contained in a 2007 settlement agreement between Hamilton, Jones, and the companies; that Hamilton had violated the Alabama Trade Secrets Act (“the ATSA”), codified at Ala.Code 1975,. § 8-27-1 et seq.; that Hamilton…