M P I, Inc. v. Dupré

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

MPI, INC. (MPI) sued two of its former employees, John L. Dupré and James F. West, Jr., and their company, Vector Industries, Inc. (Vector), seeking a temporary injunction, permanent injunction and damages after the two men had formed Vector and gone into business for themselves in competition with MPI. The gist of MPI’s suit alleged that Dupré and West were utilizing trade secrets of MPI in violation of a duty of confidentiality and loyalty they had to MPI as a result of their employment, plus, as to Dupré, his former position as one of the officers of MPI.…