Because the plaintiffs lost on their Texas Theft Liability Act claim in an oil-patch suit, they were ordered to pay $400,000 in attorneys' fees to a Frisco defense lawyer. And the defense lawyer may receive another $100,000 in attorneys' fees if the plaintiffs appeal.
November 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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On Nov. 1, 192nd District Judge Craig Smith of Dallas issued a take-nothing judgment in an oil-patch suit.
Because the plaintiffs lost on their Texas Theft Liability Act claim, Smith ordered them to pay $400,000 in attorneys’ fees to defense lawyer J. Mitchell Little, a partner in the Frisco office of Scheef & Stone. Smith also noted Little may receive another $100,000 in attorneys’ fees if the plaintiffs appeal.
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