Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development & Research Corp.

OPINION ON REMAND

Opinion By

Justice SMITH (Assigned).

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in a legal malpractice lawsuit filed by appellees National Development and Research Corporation and Robert E. Tang against appellant Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. The jury found Akin Gump negligent and the trial court rendered judgment requiring Akin Gump to pay ap-pellees actual damages and prejudgment interest totaling $1,117,369.72, based on the jury’s awards of (1) $427,777.77 for the fair market value of certain stock, (2) $168,667.41 for the judgment paid by ap-pellees in the underlying…