Technology consultants, two companies and the owner of their common parent company, brought action against client company, an international exploration and production company, and certain of client company's employees, alleging various tort claims relating to alleged misappropriations of consultants' purported oilfield technology trade secrets. Client company and its employees moved to dismiss on the basis of forum-selection clause in consulting agreement between consultants and company's affiliate.
Court of Appeals of Texas,
Houston (14th Dist.).
DEEP WATER SLENDER WELLS, LTD., James G. Wood, and Preda Consultants, Inc.,
Appellants,
v.
SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC., Jim Adam, Graham Brander,
and Mark Leonard, Appellees.
No. 14-06-00165-CV.
June 19, 2007.
Rehearing Overruled Sept. 6, 2007.
