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Footnote 3 in the Dallas Court of Appeals’ recent en banc <\/em><\/a>majority opinion from Steward Health Care System v. Saidara\u00a0<\/em>suggests a promising special exception in cases with general allegations about unfair competition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appellants do not specify the branch of \u201cunfair competition\u201d they allege. See, e.g., James E. Hudson, III, A Survey of the Texas Unfair-Competition Tort of Common-Law Misappropriation, 50 BAYLOR L. REV. 921, 924\u201326 (1989) (noting Texas common law recognizes three branches of unfair competition: palming off, trade-secret misappropriation, and common-law misappropriation); RESTATEMENT (THIRD) OF UNFAIR COMPETITION \u00a7 40 cmt. a (AM. LAW INST. 1995) (stating that unfair competition includes torts for misappropriation, infringement, unjust enrichment, and breach of confidence, but not breach of contract, breach of the duty of loyalty owed by an employee or other agent, or breach of confidence not involving a trade secret). Rather, they generally refer to their claim as \u201cUnfair Competition\u201d and contend that \u201cby misleading Steward with their misrepresentations that Prospect intended to buy the assets of Southwest General and thereby inducing Steward to make Southwest General\u2019s most sensitive business information available to Prospect senior executives and ultimately all of Prospect, Prospect and Saidara have engaged in conduct that is contrary to honest practices in commercial matters.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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