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Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Perry Equipment Corp.

Citations

  • 945 S.W.2d 812
  • 40 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 591
  • 1997 Tex. LEXIS 47
  • 1997 WL 253969

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  • holding that a plaintiff must ask the jury to award attorney's fees in a specific dollar amount in a DTPA case
  • holding that plaintiffs under the DTPA must ask for the award of fees in a specific dollar amount, not as a percentage of the judgment
  • holding that remand is appropriate if charge improperly instructed jury and legally sufficient evidence exists to support claim
  • holding that plaintiffs under the DTPA must ask for the award of fees in a specific dollar amount, not as a percentage of the judgment
  • holding that plaintiffs under the DTPA must ask for the award of fees in a specific dollar amount, not as a percentage of the judgment
  • concluding that party cannot simply ask for percentage of recovery as fee without evidence of factors demonstrating that fees were reasonable and necessary

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Judges: Cornyn

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