HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP v. NFTD, LLC

No. 20-0066.

631 S.W.3d 65 (2021)

HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP and Arthur L. Howard, Petitioners, v. NFTD, LLC f/k/a Bernardo Group, LLC, Bernardo Holdings, LLC, Peter J. Cooper, and Jacqueline Miller, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion delivered: May 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Cohan , William T. Reid IV , Joshua Bruckerhoff , Zachary Ewing , Austin, Morgan Menchaca , for Amicus Curiae Reid Collins & Tsai LLP.

Courtney B. Gahm-Oldham , Stephen Crowder , Kenneth R. Breitbeil , Houston, for Respondents Bernardo Holdings, LLC, Cooper, Peter J., NFTD, LLC F/K/A Bernardo Group, LLC.

R. Michael Northrup, Pro Se.

Russell S. Post , David J. Beck , Alex Benjamin Roberts , Nicholas M. Bruno , Houston, for Petitioners Haynes & Boone, LLP, Howard, Arthur L.

Richard Gardner Wilson, Pro Se.

Thomas Edward O'Brien , Christopher Hunt , Susan Cannon Kennedy , Dallas, for Amicus Curiae Consortium of Law Firms.

Robert Paul Schuwerk, Pro Se.

Kenneth R. Breitbeil , Houston, Jorge Borunda , Michael A. Treviño , Courtney B. Gahm-Oldham , Houston, for Respondents Miller, Jacquiline.


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