Drury Southwest, Inc. v. Louie Ledeaux 1, Inc.

OPINION

Opinion by:

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

The Appellee’s motion for rehearing is granted in part and denied in part. We withdraw our opinion and judgment of April 13, 2011, and substitute this opinion and judgment.

Drury Southwest, Inc. appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding Louie Ledeaux # 1, Inc. over one million dollars in damages under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). Drury raises several issues: (1) the trial court erred in submitting the damages in broad form; (2) the jury awarded excessive damages; (3) Ledeaux failed to plead special damages; (4) the trial court’s…