Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Whitfill
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 22, 2006No. 10-04-00030-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILL VANCE, Justice.
Dan Roberts and Debra Whitffll were business partners in Cleburne. After their partnership dissolved and they became competitors, Whitffll sued Roberts for antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Aided by a spoliation instruction, Whitffll prevailed before a jury, which found for her on all three claims and assessed damages of $110,000 in compensatory damages against Roberts and $50,000 in punitive damages. The damages were trebled, and along with attorney’s fees, a judgment awarding over $750,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive…
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