E.L. & Associates, Inc. v. Pabon

OPINION

William J. Boyce, Justice

E.L.. & Associates, Inc. (“ELSA”) sued two of its former directors and their adult son after ELSA lost-a lease for a restaurant it operated and the directors’ son opened a nearly identical restaurant in the same location. A jury found that the directors, Jorge H. Pabon and Ruth Pabon, breached their fiduciary duties to ELSA. The jury further found that the Pabons’ son, William Solis, assisted in the Pabons’ breaches of fiduciary duty. The jury awarded no damages to ELSA.

On appeal, ELSA contends that the jury’s zero damages award was the result of the trial…