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Tuesday, October 6, 2026

5th Circ. Upholds Oil Employment Site's $3M Trade Secret Win - Law360

employment website Rigzone. com $3 million in damages after finding that its creator, David Kent, stole its trade secrets to launch a competing website, Oilpro. The three-judge panel also found that U. S. District Judge David Hittner appropriately denied attorney fees to Rigzone and costs to Oilpro, according to the decision handed down Tuesday. However, the panel did remand a sliver of the appeal, finding that Judge Hittner wrongly denied fees to Kent and Oilpro for prevailing against Rigzone's claim against them under the Texas Theft Liability. . .

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