Denise Lanier, Cross-Appellant v. J.B. Sallas and Juanice Reed, Cross-Appellees v. J.W. Biddix and Carl O. Murray, Cross-Appellees

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• noting that, under Texas law, an award of punitive damages is not a separate cause of action
• acceptance of remittitur on compensatory damage count bars appeal on punitive damage count, where punitive damage count “is dependent on establishing liability for compensatory damages”
• “[T]he acceptance of remittitur on one count of a complaint does not bar an appeal from an adverse judgment with respect to an entirely separate and distinct cause of action.”

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