Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Successful creative solution to breach of an arbitration agreement involving defense of prominent restaurant chain regarding a lease, where the net effect of offsetting judgments meant plaintiff was awarded only 25% of the amount sought. Co-counsel with Sim Israeloff
Bill Siegel. 2021 (See article for more info.)
Obtained summary judgment for remodeling client who sought damages
attorney's fees in a breach of contract dispute by proving that the opposing party breached the contract by not paying for work performed. 2020
Recovered Summary Judgment on behalf of our client, a software developer, in a dispute regarding rights in open source software
obtained a determination that the client's former wife had no right, title, or interest in nor rights to charge our client or his new company for the use of open source software. Cause No. DC-19-15329
Richard Geldreich v. Connie L. Geldreich
Filed In the 162nd District Court, Dallas County, Texas. 2020
Commercial/Business Litigation: Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurants, Inc. et al vs. Rosebriar Stemmons, L.P.
Case No. DC 20-03597
134th District Court, Dallas County, Texas
In the Matter of Rosebriar Stemmons, LP vs. Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurant, Inc.
BLD Br
s, LLC
Case No. 01-20-0000-2358
American Arbitrations Association - represent national restaurant chain (Spaghetti Warehouse) in parallel lawsuits pending in state court
in the American Arbitration Association defending against alleged breach of commercial lease. 2020
Defamation: Mignogna v. FUNimation, et al., Cause No. 141-307474-19, 141st Judicial District Court of Tarrant County, Texas. Succeeded in obtaining dismissal of all claims in a 5 million defamation lawsuit brought by well-known Dragon Ball voice actor Vic Mignogna against his former employer
two former colleagues, plus the fiance of one of those colleagues. 2019-2020
Fair Labor St
ards Act: Martagon, et al v. Murillo, et al
Case No. 3:18-CV-2605-K, In the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. Obtained no-damage finding after three-day jury trial in defense of employer. 2019
Sprowl v. Stiles, No. 05-18-01058-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 6748 (Tex. App.-Dallas Aug. 5, 2019).
Stride Staffing v. Antonio Holloway, LEXIS 7846 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2015) (petition for review denied by Holloway v. Stride Staffing, LEXIS 961 (Tex. 2015).
City of Balch Springs v. Austin, 315 S.W.3d 219 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2010).
Moore v. City of Wylie, 319 S.W.3d 778 (Tex. App.-El Paso 2010).
Denton County v. Beynon, 283 S.W.3d 329 (Tex. 2009).
City of Corsicana v. Stewart, 249 S.W.3d 412 (Tex. 2008) (per curiam).
Barr v. AAA Tex., LLC., 167 S.W.3d 32 (Tex. App.-Waco2005, no pet.).
Ramsey v. Cravey, LEXIS 5724 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2004).
Sheila Elliott v. S&S Emergency Training Solutions, Inc. d/b/a/ Emergency Medical Training Services, No. 05-16-01373-CV (Tex. App.-Dallas 2017) (memor
um opinion not designated for publication).