Fru-Con Construction Corp. v. KFX, Inc.

SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.

In this diversity action, Fru-Con Construction Corp. and Fru-Con Engineering, Inc. (Fru-Con) brought suit against KFX, Inc., K-Fuel Partnership, Theodore Yenners, and Koppelman Fuel Development Co. alleging, among other claims, misappropriation of Fru-Con’s trade secrets. Defendants moved for summary judgment on all of Fru-Con’s claims, and the district court granted the motion. Fru-Con appeals only the misappropriation of trade secrets claim, and we affirm. 1

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In June 1989, Energy America, Inc. (EAI) and K-Fuel Partnership (KFP) formed a corporation, EA-K Energy (EA-K).…