Christina M. Carroll

Construction

• Represented development company that sued developers for breach of contract dispute relating to high-profile development in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.  Favorably resolved.

• Represented employee sued by former employer for claims of theft of trade secrets and breach of noncompete.  Favorably resolved.
• Defended owners of healthcare company against employees alleging Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations.  Favorably resolved.

• Successfully defended a $2 million claim by an investment bank against another investment bank in a declaratory judgment action.

• Represented lawyers sued by jeweler for RICO and breach of fiduciary duty claims based on alleged extortion scheme publicized in response to the lawyers’ exposure of the jeweler’s possible diamond overgrading.  The case involved multi-forum litigation, including Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas, Middle District of Florida, and District of D.C.  Favorably resolved.

• Represented company in various suits by third parties for actions of former and purported independent business owners (IBO) who used company intellectual property to pawn off their own goods.  Favorably resolved.

• Obtained the #15 Verdict in the Nation (The National Law Journal) with a $94 million verdict, resulting in a $45 million judgment for Intervenors.  The case centered around breach of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy by a lawyer.  On appeal.
• Defended one of the nation’s largest oil and gas companies in a breach of contract dispute involving the Cline Shale.  Pending.

• Represented a wedding photographer who sued her former wedding clients for defamation.  Those former clients then filed an anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss.  The court denied the motion to dismiss, one of the rare few denials at the time.  Jury ultimately returned a verdict for photographer.