Legal Opinion
Shaw, Evan Lane (Van) v. Lemon, D. Brent
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided April 2, 2014No. 05-12-00903-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice LANG-MIERS.
This appeal arises from a dispute over a fee-splitting agreement between two lawyers who practiced law together from 1990 to 2003. D. Brent Lemon sued Evan Lane (Van) Shaw for, among other things, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and theft under the Texas Theft Liability Act (the Theft Act). Shaw counterclaimed for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. A jury found that both parties breached the contract and awarded zero damages. The trial court denied Shaw’s motion for attorney’s fees as the prevailing party on Lemon’s claim under…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Downer v. Aquamarine Operators, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
- BMC Software Belgium, NV v. MarchandTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Elbaor v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Baylor University v. SonnichsenTexas Supreme Court · 2007
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3Cited by13 opinions
- D. Brent Lemon D/B/A Law Office of D. Brent Lemon v. Daniel Hagood, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2017
- Doyle Jones v. Frank Kent Motor Company D/B/A Frank Kent Cadillac, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2015
- Dr. Kelly Isbell v. Jeanne Russell, Mission Street Consulting LLC, and Kate Rogers, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2022
- In Re Sonia Trevino v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2024
- Joe Alfred Izen Junior v. Move-It Self Storage, LP, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2023
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