Verifying a Heavy-Duty Work Truck in Dallas–Fort Worth
A client needed independent proof that a specialized six-wheel-drive truck existed, was where it should be and actually worked. Two visits and a recorded ride-along settled it.
Former Executives Running a Competing Operation in Pasadena
Three former executives under non-compete agreements were suspected of running a rival business from a warehouse. A multi-week investigation documented it for counsel.
The situation
A business owner believed three former executives, each of whom had signed a non-compete agreement, had left the company and set up a competing operation in a warehouse in Pasadena, in Houston’s southeast industrial corridor. The owner could not investigate without creating legal and practical problems, and the attorney needed evidence before taking action.
Our approach
Watching a warehouse from outside shows who comes and goes, but not what happens inside or who is running it. We worked two tracks side by side:
- External surveillance to document arrivals, departures, vehicles, deliveries and contacts
- In-person visits to the business premises, to observe the operation directly and record what investigators saw and were told
Because the work ran for several weeks at one location, investigators varied their positions carefully so the operation was never identified.
What we found
On the first day, investigators pinpointed the right suite within a large complex and confirmed the type of business being run there, which fell squarely within the industry covered by the agreements. Over the following weeks, the record showed:
- All three former executives arriving at and working from the facility on multiple days, with their vehicles identified
- Regular truckload deliveries arriving from several states
- Staff packaging and handling inventory, with the three subjects supervising, receiving visitors and managing logistics
- Direct conversations with two of the three subjects about the business
The outcome
The client’s attorney received a complete, dated record of the competing operation and each subject’s role in it, organized so it could support the next legal step.
Names and identifying details have been changed, and this case is shared with the client’s permission.
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