the Willard Law Firm, L.P. v. John Sewell

OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

The Williard Law Firm, L.P. (Williard) appeals from the trial court’s grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) favoring John Sewell. Sewell, a former client of Williard, sued for breach of fiduciary duty among other causes of action. In response, Williard alleged among other defenses that Sewell’s claims were barred by the applicable statute of limitations. Sewell, in turn, pleaded the discovery rule. The jury found that Willi-ard breached fiduciary duties it owed to Sewell but also found a date by which Sewell should have discovered the…