Esab Distributors Southeast, Inc. v. Flamex Industries, Inc.

Nichols, Chief Justice.

Flamex Industries, Inc. filed suit against O. M. Taylor, William Taylor, James McKenna, ESAB Distributors, and TMC, Inc., seeking actual and punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief. The complaint alleged that O. M. Taylor had breached the terms of a nondisclosure and noncompetition agreement with Flamex, had stolen trade secrets, had breached fiduciary relationships, and tortiously had interfered with Flamex’ business by misappropriating trade secrets belonging to Flamex. Specifically, Flamex contends that after his resignation from Flamex, O. M. Taylor…