Haynes and Boone lawyers win appeal in San Antonio, the appellate court
San Antonio, TX (PRWeb) November 29, 2011
A team of Haynes and Boone, LLP attorneys have successfully represented the Center, the Texas Property Holding Corporation appeals from a failed sale of the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel.
Tags center base of land owned by the hotel and hotel facilities HMC II Limited Partnership to lease land from the center. HMC Center later sued for breach of lease, as the Centre has decided to conclude an agreement for the sale of land to a third party. After the sale failed, counter-claims against HMC Center for defamation of the head and unlawful interference with a contract.
Tags Centre also claimed the same demands on the parent company of the HMC, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., formerly known as Host Marriott Corporation and Host Hotels & Resorts, LP
Tags Haynes and Boones team worked with a lawyer the Court of Appeal Crouch and Ramey, LLP file lawsuit over the construction of four weeks in early 2010. The jury rejected the breach of contract claim HMC, and found a place in the Centre in both its claim and awarded actual damages and penal Center. The court entered approximately $ 50 million for actual damages, but refused to go to court in awarding damages Jurys $ 7,500,000. HMC / Host appealed the decision changes the increase in the number of questions, and through the center filed an appeal against the court failed to include in its discretion, punitive damages awarded by the jury.
Partners Tags: Mark Wright and Alan Trachtenberg in appellate practice group, along with Polly Graham companion, convinced the San Antonio Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the approximately $ 50 million in favor of the client. In addition, the cross-appeal, the team won in their efforts to obtain renewal of $ 7.5 million punitive damages Jurys. Case No. CV-04 10 00620.
Tags: About Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international law firm in Texas, New York, California, Washington, DC, Mexico City and Moscow, providing comprehensive legal services. With more than 525 attorneys, Haynes and Boone is one of the largest law firms in the country The National Law Journal. The company was named one of “the best law firms in corporate America” (Board Member Magazine, 2001-2011) and is recognized as a Top 20 law firm culture and diversity in relation to women and minorities (Vault, 2012). For more information, visit http://www.haynesboone.com.
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