Legal Opinion
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development & Research Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided August 29, 2007No. 05-06-01024-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice SMITH.
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 2 (collectively NDR) against appellant Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. The jury found Akin Gump negligent and assessed damages totaling $922,631.86. Akin Gump does not appeal the finding of negligence but seeks to reduce the damages awarded, arguing that (1) NDR did not prove that certain damages would be collectible; (2) no evidence supports the jury’s finding of fair market value of the Pan-Sino…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development & Research Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 2009
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- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. v. National Development & Research Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)2010
- Citrin Holdings LLC and Jacob Citrin v. Matthew Minnis and Cullen 130, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2013
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