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.