Blase Industries Corp. v. Anorad Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment. The district court based its decision on its finding that a no-hire agreement between the parties was unenforceable. The parties principally present arguments to assist the court in predicting how the Texas Supreme Court would analyze the no-hire provision at issue. We, however, choose to affirm the district court on alternative grounds argued by the Ap-pellee. Because the Appellant did not prove its lost profit damages to a reasonable certainty, as required in Texas, summary judgment was appropriate, and the…
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