After a five-week trial and five hours of deliberations, a jury issued a $28 million verdict plus $3.2 million in possible attorney fees for John Schwartz’s client New Braunfels Utilities.
The outcome in the breach of contract claim represents not just a financial win for Schwartz but also a larger strategic victory for many other plaintiffs. The New Braunfels case ranks as one of multiple claims filed by drought-embattled Central Texas municipal utilities against LCRA, a Texas conservation and reclamation district that delivers electricity and manages the water supply and environment of the lower Colorado River basin in Central Texas.
