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Texas Business Court’s First Jury Trial Ends with Late-Night Win for Plaintiff

Marking a milestone for the state judiciary, a Harris County jury late Friday night delivered the historic inaugural verdict in the Texas Business Court.

The panel of 12 and two alternates sat through eight days of testimony and deliberated for a little less than five hours before reaching a verdict around 9:20 p.m. The 28-page jury charge contained 20 questions, many multipart, for the jury to work through in the case pitting lawyer Albert Theodore “Ted” Powers against three members of the Berry family. 

Michelle Casady

Michelle Casady is based in Houston and covers litigation and appeals — including trials, breaking news and industry trends — for The Texas Lawbook.

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