VerdictSearch’s list of “Top 100 Verdicts 2017” – featured in The National Law Journal – includes the unanimous $23.1 million jury verdict secured in January 2017 by Bell Nunnally Partners Christopher B. Trowbridge and R. Heath Cheek on behalf of Sidney, Nebraska-based cattle broker Midwestern Cattle. Trowbridge and Cheek obtained a jury verdict win for their client related to a fraudulent scheme involving complex cash flow streams and the use of a fraudulent cattle business. The case, which garnered national media attention, is Midwestern Cattle Marketing LLC vs. Tony Lyon, Owen Lyon, and Monna Lyon, Cause No. 15-07-061, in the 271st District Court in Jack County, Texas. According to VerdictSearch, the jury verdict was the 15th largest in Texas and 79th largest in the United States in 2017. Among business torts, the verdict was 11th in Texas and 23rd in the United States, and was the 3rd largest breach of contract case in Texas and 5th largest in the United States.
To read the verdict press release, including a case synopsis, please click here.
To see the full VerdictSearch/The National Law Journal “Top 100 Verdicts 2017” list, please click here.
Related Media Coverage:
- The Fence Post – “Texas jury finds for Neb. and Colo. cattlemen in fraud conspiracy”
- Law360 – “Texas Jury Awards $23M For Cattle Broker Fraud”
- Sidney Sun-Telegraph – “Verdict for Sidney-based cattle broker in cattle fraud case”
- The Texas Lawbook – “Jack Co. Family Hit with $23M Cattle Fraud Verdict”
- Texas Lawyer – “All Hat, No Cattle, Leads to $23.1M Verdict”