Recent Rulings

CC07-07953-C  Greg and Wendy Weaver V. W. David Holliday

Trial - Plaintiffs prevail on Breach of Fiduciary Duty, professional negligence, Fraud, & DTPA claims, including "knowing"  Conversion - deny; Damages:  disgorge fees less medical expenses paid;  Attorney fees $30K, appeal $10K, Sup Ct. $3500, Sup Ct. writ granted $10K; no emotional distress

cc08-00689-C  Mark Leitgeb Enterprises, Inc. et al V. Carroll Shelby. et al. 

Plaintiffs Bartee and Leitgeb Enterprises Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Partnership by Estoppel - deny; Defendants Motion for Partial Summary Judgement against Bartee and Leitgeb Enterprises - deny

 cc08-09047-C  Longhorn Fabrication & design Inc. vs. B&B Armr Corporation

Trial - $85, 340.48 in damages to P, $48,699 Attorney Fees and expenses + $15 K appeals, $7500 Pet. Sup. Ct.

08=08394-C  Cedar Park Shopping Center Joint Venture V. Texas National Financial, Inc. et al

Plaintiff's MSJ - Deny

07-14556-C   The Frey YoungGroup LLC vs. PNB Financial Bank

Defendant's MSJ - Grant DTPA, B/K, negl and gross negligence (withdrawn? and if not, grant),  Grant Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 4.202 and 4.215.            Deny on Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Stuatory Negl 4.103.  

Plaintiff's MSJ - Deny

 07-075990C  Mark Sams and Terri Ham Crowder V. Keisha Dennie

Trial - Plaintiff to recover $5,225.00 past due rent, $150 water bill,  personal property loss a) property $1025 b) repairs $3,982, attorney fees $4500 + $6,000 appeals, $800 petition for review, $3,000 Sup Ct. 

06-04473-C  Varughese T. Mathai V. Angela P. Walton

Trial - Defendant 100% negligent.  Med. Damages $8,125 Pain & Suffering $1,000

07-02520-C  Thomas J. Dodd V. Turtle Creek North Condominium Association, individual directors of Turtle Creek North Condominium Association, et al

Defendants' (TCNC Assn and Directors) Motion For Summary Judgment - grant as to negligence and as to fiduciary duty as to all individual Bd/Officers & the Declarant Turtle Creek North, Inc., and all successors and assigns 

08-01868-C  Frank Frazier, III V. Kristin E. Mack

Special Appearance - denied 

03-04318-C  James E. Thomas and Anne Charron-Thomas V. Omar Investments, Inc.

Trial- Additional damages for Plaintiff in the amount of $12,200.58 under the DTPA and $22,500 attorney fees + court costs

06-15900-C  Marshall Hess, et al V. Highland Capital Management, L.P., et al

Defendants' Motion For Summary Judgment - denied

Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion For Partial Summary Judgment On Their Claims For Breach of Contract - grant as to establishing that Highland Capital did not have discretion to disregard the compensation formulas contained within the 2005 HCREG Incentive Plan; deny as to Highland Capital anticipatorily repudiating its obligations to make payments in accordance with those compensation formulas

07-13071-C  Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. as subrogee of Matthew Bryant Garrett V. Maurice Edwin Moore, Jr.

Trial.  Found liability as to Defendant.  Plaintiff is awarded $10,592.66 in property damages.

06-01840-C  Robert C. Sullivan V. Pam Elaine White

Defendant's Motion To Enter Judgment & Plaintiff's Motion To Enter Judgment - No Attorney Fees to Defendant; advisement as to costs pending further hearing

05-12672-C  Eric D. Fein, P.C. & Associates V. Carl Ray Young and Sharon Dee Young V. Eric D. Fein

1)  Plaintiff's Motion for Rehearing on Plaintiff's No-Evidence Motion For Summary Judgment re. fiduciary duty - grant ;2)  Plaintiff's No-Evidence Motion For Summary Judgment re. fiduciary duty issue - grant;  3)  Third-Party Defendant's No-Evidence Motion For Summary Judgment re. fiduciary duty issue - grant

06-14189-C  Stuart A. Jones V. Four Seasons Oil Co., Ltd.

Motions to Transfer - Denied 

06-17738-C  Eric D. Fein, P.C. & Associates V. Werner Scott and Advantage Marketing Group, Inc. d/b/a AMG

Motion for New Trial - granted

04-04453-C  Jose Hernandez V. Pulte Homes of Texas, L.P., et al

Trial - Plaintiff take nothing

06-04273-C  Perez, et al V. Trustreet Properties, Inc., et al

Defendant's Motion To Transfer Venue - Deny

06-15900-C  Hess, et al V. Highland Capital Management, et al

Defendant's Temporary Injunction - Deny

03-04318-C  James E. Thomas and Anne Charron-Thomas V. Omar Investments, Inc., et al

Trial - P's causes of action $30,500 attorney fees

06-18357-C  Steven Gatens V. D. L. West, QCF, et al V. Wm. B. Ennis, et al

Trial - P's B/K on promissory note for $450,000 + $48,583.38  prejudgment interest + approx. $65,000 AF, $15K app., $15K Sup Ct.; no fradulent inducement; Defendant's take nothing on counter and cross claims

Note:  The transcript will be reviewed to get the final numbers

05-07415-C  Irvings Holding Inc. V. SBC Communications Inc.

Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment - grant

05-12672- C  Eric D. Fein, P.C. & Assoc V. Carl Ray Young and Sharon Dee Young

Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant's Motion For Summary Judgment - deny in part as to 1) DTPA and 2) fiduciary duty 

05-17191-C  Michelle Rene Wallis V. City of Garland

Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment -

Granted In Part With Respect to the cap under Tx. Civ Prac and Rem Code 101.021.

06-04420-C  Jose DeLeon, Carlos Garcia, Francisco Guerra V. Snavely Building Company and Davis Motor Crane Service, Inc. V. Bratton Steel And Tommy Searcy d/b/a TWS Construction Services

Third-Party Defendant Tommy Searcy's Third Motion To Comel - denied

07-02778-C  Roy Smith d/b/a  ZBAS Transmission, plaintiff  V. Harold Lewis, defendant and counter-claimant 

Bench Trial.  Plaintiff take nothing.  Defendant and counter-claimant - $2,034.06 damages with attorney fees in the amount of $6,750.00, and conditional attorney fees in the amount of $5,000. 

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