Legal Opinion

Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Misty Products, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 19, 1991No. C14-90-00741-CVPublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAJORITY OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of Misty Products, Inc., d/b/a MPI Products (“MPI”), and Misty Rucker based on jury findings of false representations, conspiracy, and misappropriation of trade *416secrets. The jury awarded appellees $1,030,000.00 in actual damages and a total of $890,000.00 in punitive damages. Appellants bring eighteen points of error, primarily complaining of insufficient evidence to support the jury’s findings of liability and damages. We reverse.

On an annual contract basis, MPI supplied Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”) with…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Kindred v. Con/Chem, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Trenholm v. RatcliffTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Roark v. STALLWORTH OIL AND GAS, INCTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by73 opinions

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  3. Trilogy Software, Inc. v. Callidus Software, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
  4. Oyster Creek Financial Corp. v. Richwood Investments II, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  5. Texas-Ohio Gas, Inc. v. Mecom, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000

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