Ware Jackson recovered over six million dollars for a residential developer after construction of a wastewater treatment plant was delayed for over a year. Ware Jackson sued the general contractor and its surety in state court in Comal County, Texas, and the general contractor named four subcontractors as third-party defendants. Liability was heavily contested and the litigation required dozens of depositions, hundreds of thousands of pages of document production, and extensive dispositive briefing. Despite disputed insurance coverage and a liquidated damages provision that defendants argued limited recoverable damages to less than half a million dollars, Ware Jackson’s aggressive litigation strategy resulted in a recovery of $6.2 million that exceeded the total amount of the surety bond for the project. The Ware Jackson team included Dennis Barrow, Avery Sheppard, and Jordan Parker.

Ware Jackson is pleased to welcome Jack Hayes as a summer law clerk. Last week, Jack joined attorneys Dennis Barrow, Simone Dawson, Matt Welsh, and Jordan Parker for a bonbon-making class, where the group had the opportunity to connect outside the office. Everyone had a wonderful time, and we look forward to spending the remainder of the summer working with Jack.

Partner Michelle Blair recently presented oral argument before a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, along with partner Paul Smith. The team traveled to New Orleans to defend a summary judgment obtained on behalf of a chemical company sued for premises liability.