INSIGHTS
The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a full defense summary judgment obtained by C&S Partners T.J. Turner, Zach Bowman, and Ben Evans in Travis County district court on behalf of the firm’s client Kathryn Hale. Read more
C&S recently won on a certified question to the Texas Supreme Court from an appeal from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Texas Supreme Court’s opinion was its first on the 2011 anti-indemnity statutes, which broadly affect risk transfer provisions in construction contracts. Read article
C&S congratulates partner Zach Bowman on his excellent argument at the Texas Supreme Court on December 2, 2021. Read more
The state 3rd Court of Appeals rejected the attorney general’s argument that the Texas Whistleblower Act doesn’t apply to him. Read article
On July 13, 2018, a Colorado jury returned a verdict in favor of C&S clients, Dr. Alison Brown and Headwaters Hounds, LLC. The trial team consisted of Charlie Cain, Taylor Romero, and Scotti Beam. Read more
With a unanimous verdict, Cain & Skarnulis wins case for family-owned KB Concrete Construction, awarding the Austin-based company more than $100,000 in damages and fees. Read more
C&S recently won a fraud trial in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, along with a ruling that the judgment of approximately $2 million cannot be discharged by the bankruptcy process. Read more
Firm wins defense verdict and attorney’s fees after week-long trial in “business divorce” case seeking more than $50 million Read more
Cain & Skarnulis filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiff against Gemini and its underwriter, Berkley Oil & Gas Specialty Services, for an unpaid insurance claim for two underground well blowouts at DRMI's Cameron Parish, La., location. Read article
A bankrupt Austin bitcoin company faces deceptive trade lawsuit. Read article
Though a daunting hurdle, Steve Skarnulis and Charlie Cain broke the county’s 13-year-pro-defendant streak, and in the process, scored what is believed to be the largest jury verdict in Kendall… Read article
A local drilling contractor in Kendall County received a record jury award of $8.3 million in their suit over an unpaid insurance claim on an oil well in Louisiana. Read article