The Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport v. Yilport Holding A.S., Yilport Mississippi Container Terminal…

Summary

The court held that the letter of intent was unenforceable because its material terms were not sufficiently recorded in the Port Authority's minutes, and that the Open Meetings Act neither superseded nor conflicted with the minutes rule. It further held that judicial or equitable estoppel could not prevent the Port Authority from invoking the minutes rule, and that Yilport's unjust-enrichment claim was also barred because it was an implied-contract claim. The court affirmed the denial of summary judgment on Yilport's misappropriation-of-trade-secrets claim because Yilport's notice substantially complied with the Mississippi Tort Claims Act, and remanded for further proceedings.