Legacy Separators LLC v. Halliburton Energy Services Inc et al

Claims Trimmed In Halliburton Trade Secrets Suit In Texas

A Texas federal judge Wednesday tossed a claim filed by a machine supplier against private equity firm Pine Brook Road Partners LLC, which was named with Halliburton Energy Services and others in a trade secrets suit, saying it was too tenuous to assert Pine Brook was liable for the alleged trade secrets theft just because Halliburton bought a company it had invested in.