Mealey's (November 22, 2017, 11:28 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Dismissal of counterclaims filed by defendants in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit is proper because the defendants cannot bring counterclaims for attorney fees on a breach of contract claim under Texas state law and have failed to show that the company brought its misappropriation of trade secrets claim in bad faith, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled Nov. 20 in granting the company’s motion to dismiss (Wright’s Well Control Services LLC v. Oceaneering International Inc., No. 15-1720, E.D. La., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS)....