Darrell W. Cook & Associates Announces Court Injunction Against Oklahoma Pastor, Others in Breach of Contract Lawsuit

DALLAS, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A Dallas judge has issued a temporary injunction against prominent Oklahoma pastor George Witter, two of Mr. Witter's sons, and another man in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by a manufacturer of protective outdoor aluminum enclosures. The lawsuit filed by Wynnewood, Okla.-based DDB Unlimited Inc. and company owner Dusty Mahorney says the defendants are using company trade secrets to build and sell competing products.

DDB Unlimited is a successful, family-owned business that employs more than 140 Oklahoma residents who manufacture high-quality enclosures for protecting electrical equipment and other devices.

The injunction was entered against Mr. Witter, pastor of the First United Pentecostal Church in Ratliff City, Okla.; his adult sons Tim and Daniel Witter; and Justin Sanderson. Mr. Witter's sons and Mr. Sanderson are former DDB Unlimited employees.

In a decision signed Nov. 19, Judge Carl Ginsberg of the 193rd State District Court in Dallas ordered the defendants to not sell or market products similar to those sold by DDB Unlimited and to not use the company's proprietary information.

Dallas attorneys Darrell W. Cook and Catherine A. Keith of Darrell W. Cook & Associates represent DDB Unlimited in its claims that the Witter sons and Mr. Sanderson are using the company's proprietary information to produce and sell enclosures practically identical to those sold by DDB Unlimited. The former employees previously signed non-disclosure agreements promising not to disclose DDB Unlimited's confidential information.

The lawsuit also includes claims that the elder Mr. Witter is the registered agent for a company that is advertising products virtually identical to those sold by DDB Unlimited.

In a court hearing, the elder Mr. Witter admitted during cross examination that he had used the assumed names of "Leon Harwell" and "Ken Harwel" in various meetings and sales calls and when creating two profiles for the competing company on the LinkedIn website. During the same hearing, Mr. Sanderson admitted that he, too, used the assumed name "Ken Harwel" in email communications.

"DDB Unlimited is a great company operated by honest, hardworking people who deserve better than having their ideas ripped off by a competitor," says Mr. Cook. "Our clients are looking forward to presenting the facts to a jury."

For information, contact Bruce Vincent at 800-559-4534 or [email protected].

SOURCE Darrell W. Cook & Associates