Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC Wins Summary Judgment in Non-Compete Case

Bill Pilat and Kevin Riley, attorneys in the Houston office of Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC, successfully defended a geoscience company specializing in offshore projects in a covenant not to compete suit.

According to court documents, in 2013 a geologist resigned from her position at a geoscience company and accepted an offer at a competing firm.  Her previous employer immediately filed suit, seeking a temporary injunction and suing the geologist for breach of the non-compete clause she executed when joining the company five years earlier.  The Plaintiff also sued the geologists’ new company for tortious interference relating to the covenant not to compete, misappropriation of trade secrets, and for inducing her to breach her fiduciary duty.

In June 2013, after taking live testimony over the course of three days, the district court denied the Plaintiff’s application for a temporary injunction.  Subsequently, on February 7, 2014, the district court granted the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed the claims against both the geologist and her new employer.

“We are proud of Bill and Kevin for their hard work and dedication on this case,” said Chris Pappas, director in the Houston office. “They did a wonderful job defending our client and obtaining a summary judgment on all of the plaintiff’s claims.”

Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC is a full service law firm with offices in Dallas and Houston. Formed in 1992 with five lawyers, today KRCL has more than 80 attorneys. The Firm provides professional services for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to medium-sized public and private companies to entrepreneurs. KRCL handles transactional, litigation and bankruptcy matters in Texas and throughout the country.

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