Dan E. Roberts D/B/A Exprestel v. Debra Whitfill D/B/A Total Access Communication

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-04-00030-CV

Dan E. Roberts d/b/a ExpresTel,

Appellant

v.

Debra Whitfill

d/b/a Total Access Communication,

Appellee

From the 18th District Court

Johnson County, Texas

Trial Court No. 200100338

Opinion

Dan Roberts and Debra Whitfill were business partners in Cleburne. After their partnership dissolved and they became competitors, Whitfill sued Roberts for antitrust violations, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Aided by a spoliation instruction, Whitfill prevailed before a jury, which found for her on all three claims and assessed damages of $110,000 in compensatory…