Lone Star Steel Co. v. Scott

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

John Scott sued his employer, Lone Star Steel Company, because of its failure to pay him for a suggestion he made which improved slag removal efficiency and increased operating time in the company’s steel soaking pits. The jury found for Scott on theories of contract breach, unjust enrichment, fraud, and estoppel. Scott was awarded $3,016,699.00 actual damages, $3,016,699.00 exemplary damages, and $2,315,851.26 prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees, for a total of $8,349,249.26. Lone Star brings fifty-two points of error attacking the judgment and various rulings…