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GLOBAL WATER GROUP, INC., Appellant v. Robert ATCHLEY and Aspen Water, Inc., Appellee.

244 S.W.3d 584 (2008) Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas. GLOBAL WATER GROUP, INC., Appellant, v. Robert ATCHLEY and Aspen Water, Inc., Appellee. No. 05-06-00709-CV. Jan. 9, 2008. Rehearing Overruled Feb. 14, 2008. Background: Water purification corporation filed lawsuit against its former president and his competing water purification company, asserting claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of shareholder agreement. Following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendants filed motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). The 116th Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Robert Frost, J., granted motion. Plaintiff appealed. Holdings: The Court of Appeals, O'Neill , J., held that: (1) plaintiff's formula of compound used in "mixed media pod" during absorption step of water purification process was not a trade secret; (2) sequence of process used by plaintiff in its water purification system was not a trade secret; and (3) corporation's former president did not breach shareholder agreement.

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