In In the Interest of M.G.G., an ex-husband was made a constructive trustee of stocks that he held in his retirement account for his ex-wife. No. 05-19-00777-CV, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 6291 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 10, 2020, no pet. history). The divorce order stated that upon sale of the stock, the ex-husband should send the gross receipts from the sale to the ex-wife.
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Court Holds That Economic Loss Rule Bars Conspiracy To Breach Fiduciary Duty Claims
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In Shopoff Advisors, LP v. Atrium Circle, GP, the buyer and seller to a real estate transaction sued each other. No. 04-18-00438-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 5764 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 10, 2019, no pet. history). The plaintiff alleged that the defendant conspired with the escrow agent, who owed the plaintiff a fiduciary duty. The defendant filed a SLAPP motion, which the trial court denied. The Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”) is also known as Texas’s anti-SLAPP statute. Id. (citing Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 27.001-.011). The defendant appealed. The court of appeals affirmed in part on other claims, but reversed as to the conspiracy claim. Regarding conspiracy, the court held:
Court Holds That The Cost To Create A Distributor List Was Sufficient Evidence of Damages for A Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim
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In In re Amerisciences, a bankruptcy trustee sued a bankrupt company’s former officers for breach of fiduciary duty regarding the theft of trade secrets. No. 18-20394, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20635 (5th Cir. July 11, 2019). The jury found for the trustee, and the officers appealed. The court of appeals addressed whether there was sufficient evidence of damages to support the breach of fiduciary duty claim: