Forscan Corp. v. Dresser Industries, Inc.

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

Appellants appeal the granting of a permanent injunction to appellee in a trade secrets case involving a type of well-logging tool called a compensated density tool. The parties have previously been before this court on an appeal of a temporary injunction, Dresser Industries, Inc. v. ForScan Corp., 641 S.W.2d 311 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1982, no writ), and on a mandamus, ForScan Corp. v. Touchy, 743 S.W.2d 722 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1987, no writ). We affirm.

Dresser employed Piero Wolk as an engineer from 1967 to 1975 and as a consultant until July…