Aluminum Chemicals

Aluminum Chemicals (Bolivia), Inc. (hereafter ACBI) sued Bechtel (and Xytel-Bechtel, Inc. (hereafter XBi), a related corporation) for converting technology. ACBI alleged that Bechtel/XBi failed to return documents that described a process for manufacturing chemicals. Bechtel obtained a partial summary judgment that removed ACBI's theory of alter ego from the case. When trial began, ACBI nonsuited XBi, and the jury found that ACBI had not proved conversion. The court accordingly rendered a take-nothing judgment in favor of Bechtel.