Skip to content

Menu

Cowles & Thompson logo
HomeAboutServicesContact
Search
Close

Reverse & Render

Insight & Commentary on Texas Appellate Law

unanimous

Subscribe to unanimous via RSS

11-1 Verdict on Liability Bars Recovery of Exemplary Damages

By Byron Henry on August 12, 2011
Posted in Opinions & Judgments

The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that a jury verdict of 11-1 on negligence bars recovery of exemplary damages based on gross negligence.  In this case, the jury returned a verdict against the defendant for negligence by a vote of 11 to 1.  Ignoring the predicate instruction to only answer the gross negligence question on an…

About this Blog

Mike Northrup is the chair of the appellate practice group at Cowles & Thompson, P.C. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a former Chair of the Appellate Law Section…

Read More....

Stay Connected

RSS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Topics

Archives

Recent Posts

  • Texas Supreme Court statistics for 2024
  • More Texas Supreme Court Data from 2023
  • Texas Supreme Court Statistics for 2023 are Here
  • Citing to Electronic Databases in the Fort Worth Court of Appeals
  • Texas Supreme Court Issues a Series of Rulings Favoring Arbitration

Links

  • Cowles & Thompson PC
  • Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section
  • Dallas Court of Appeals
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
  • Texas Legislature
  • Texas Supreme Court
  • United States Supreme Court

Topic Blogs

  • Supreme Court of Texas Blog
  • US Supreme Court Blog, SCOTUSBLOG
Bank of America Plaza
901 Main Street
Suite 3900
Dallas, TX 75202
Preston Park Financial Center
4965 Preston Park Blvd.
Suite 320
Plano, TX 75093
RSS Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
DisclaimerPrivacy Policy

ABOUT COWLES & THOMPSON

Texas Appellate Lawyer & Attorney of Cowles & Thompson Law Firm, offering insight & commentary on appellate law, civil trials, civil appeals and decisions out of the Texas Supreme Court, Dallas Court of Appeals, Fort Worth Court of Appeals.

Read More...
Copyright © 2025, Cowles & Thompson. All Rights Reserved.
Law blog design & platform by LexBlog LexBlog Logo