Texas Federal Judge Allows Most Damages Opinions In Noncompete Dispute

Mealey's (November 12, 2019, 12:15 PM EST) -- VICTORIA, Texas — An expert for debtor counterclaimants in a dispute among competing oil field industry services companies can opine on the amount of damages caused by the plaintiffs’ tortious acts, though he cannot offer several opinions made in a rebuttal report because the plaintiffs did not have a chance to respond to them, a Texas federal judge ruled Nov. 8 (Greta Yvette Mobley, et al. v. Quality Lease and Rental Holdings, LLC, et al., No. 6:16-cv-0006, S.D. Texas, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194576)....