In a recent ruling in oil patch litigation, 281st District Judge Sylvia Matthews rejected a jury’s findings of breach of contract and violation of Texas securities law—and thereby stripped a plaintiff of the panel’s award of $250,000 of attorney fees.
Specifically, Matthews issued on Dec. 9 a final judgment, which based on the jury’s other findings of fraud and negligent misrepresentation, included $400,000 in actual damages.
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