Baker Hughes, Inc. and Envirotech Controls, Inc., Petitioners v. Keco R. & D., Inc., Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code §16.010, which extended the limitations period for trade secret misappropriation claims and adopted a discovery rule, could not be applied retroactively to bar a claim already time‑barred, and therefore affirmed summary judgment on the trade‑secret claim. The Court also held that factual disputes over whether the information was a trade secret precluded summary judgment on the breach of contract claim.