Legal Opinion

Brinson Benefits, Inc. v. Linda Hooper, Sean Sendelbach and Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided July 7, 2016No. 05-15-00123-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Schenck

Appellant Brinson Benefits, Inc. (“Brin-son”) appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding appellees Linda Hooper (“Ms. Hooper”), Sean Sendelbach (“Mr. Sendelbach”), and Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc. (“HMA”) attorney’s fees pursuant to the Texas Theft Liability Act (“TTLA”) in its suit against them for, among other things, theft of confidential and proprietary information and property. In three issues, Brinson argues the trial court erred by (1) awarding attorney’s fees to Ms. Hooper, (2) awarding attorney’s fees to HMA and Mr. Sendelbach, and (3) awarding…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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3Cited by12 opinions

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