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Mandamus Win Sets Aside Mistrial Order After Jury Verdict for Client on Fraud and Contract Claims

After a three-week jury trial, Ware Jackson won a verdict on the client’s breach of contract claim and an award of $2.2 million in attorneys’ fees, while also defeating plaintiff’s $17 million fraud claim. The plaintiff obtained an order from the trial court declaring a mistrial, but Ware Jackson reversed that ruling through a successful petition to the court of appeals for writ of mandamus. Don Jackson, Michelle Blair, and Avery Sheppard were on the trial team, and Michelle Blair handled the mandamus briefing.