The 4th Court of Appeals held recently that Dynegy Inc.’s statute-of-frauds defense bars a Houston criminal defense attorney’s claim for his fees for defending a former officer of the company. The court’s decision hinges on the fact the attorney did not have a written fee contract with Dynegy.
In its May 12 decision in Dynegy Inc. v. Yates, et al., San Antonio’s 4th Court reversed the trial court’s more than $2.5 million judgment in favor of Terry W. Yates and Terry W. Yates PC (collectively referred to as Yates in the opinion) and rendered a take-nothing judgment in favor of Dynegy.
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