While explorers traditionally use treasure maps to find a pirate’s hidden bounty, San Antonio’s 4th Court of Appeals recently used one to preserve a victory for Joe Cohen’s clients in a trade secret dispute in an oil and gas case.

The background to the 4th Court’s Sept. 18 decision in Thomas A. Lamont, et al. v. Vaquillas Energy Lopeno LTD, et al. is as follows, according to the opinion.