The Dallas Court of Appeals recently decided an interesting issue involving whether evidence that attorney’s fees are reasonable under the Arthur Anderson v. Perry factors is required in a breach of contract case between attorney and former client. Here, a law firm brought suit against its former client for non-payment of fees pursuant to a contract
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Supreme Court Limits Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees
By Byron Henry on
Posted in Opinions & Judgments
The Texas Supreme Court recently narrowed the right to attorney’s fees based on uncontroverted evidence. The Court held that compentent, uncontroverted, unchallenged evidence of attorney’s fees does not entitle a party to an award of attorney’s fees as a matter of law. Distinguishing its opinion in Ragsdale v. Progressive Voters League, the Court held…