Charis Engineering LLC owes fellow oilfield-services company BCCK Engineering Inc. $8.4 million in a trade secrets dispute concerning the construction of nitrogen rejection units.
Charis willfully misappropriated BCCK trade secrets, a Midland, Texas, jury found in a verdict released in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas’ public docket Thursday. Charis owes $3.75 million in compensatory damages and $4.65 million in exemplary damages, the jury determined.
Charis sued BCCK in 2023, saying Targa Resources LLC terminated a contract Charis had won for nitrogen rejection units at two Targa facilities, and instead awarded it to BCCK after learning ...
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