On April 18, 2013 the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals confirmed Toby Shor and Seashore Investments Management Trust's $31 million arbitration award against Paul Black and a handful of related companies. The appeal was argued by Jean C. Frizzell and John Scott Black.

You may read the Court's opinion here.

Law360, Houston (April 18, 2013, 7:04 PM ET) -- A Texas appeals court on Thursday upheld a $31 million judgment in favor of an energy investor who says her business partner siphoned millions for personal expenses, but it stopped her from collecting the award, saying the trial court’s execution orders were invalid.

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HOUSTON -- On January 7, 2013 Judge Kerrigan of the 190th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas entered a partial summary judgement in favor of our client, Mustang Engineering, L.P. awarding it more than $16 million, and leaving a quantam meruit claim and attorney's fees as the only issues to be decided. The case is being handled by John Scott Black and Solace Southwick.

You may read the Court's order here.

After a three-day jury trial in Corpus Christi, Texas, we obtained a unanimous federal jury verdict in favor of our clients, Toby Shor and the Seashore Investments Management Trust, in a constructive trust suit involving the fraudulent purchase and acquisition of a luxury sport fishing yacht.  It took the jury less than two hours to find that Paul Black had engaged in fraud and breach of fiduciary duty when acquiring the luxury yacht, which was ultimately placed in Marshall Islands company that was transferred to his father, James Black.  In rendering its verdict, the jury answered all issues submitted in favor of our clients. You may read the verdict here.

In fact, the only question the jury had of our client while deliberating the matter was whether they could also award her money damages.

The case was tried by John Scott Black and Richard Daly of the Daly Law Firm.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - Oil and gas developer Paul Black on Tuesday in federal court admitted to pocketing more than $5 million from one of the many companies he operated and owned that are now part of a years-long bankruptcy proceeding.  

Black, testifying in a civil trial filed by his largest creditor, local businesswoman Toby Shor, told Shor's attorneys that the millions may have been used to pay other businesses affiliated with his oil and gas development operations.  

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CORPUS CHRISTI - A 54-foot Bertram fishing yacht belonging to a company connected with a local oil and gas developer is at play in a federal trial that began Monday in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos.

The half-million-dollar yacht, named the Zephyrus, is the latest object sought by Toby Shor, a Corpus Christi woman who lost millions when companies wholly or partially owned by local oil and gas developer Paul Black went bankrupt.

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HOUSTON -- A commercial real estate entrepreneur told a Texas appeals court Wednesday that a former business partner is not entitled to cash out an interest in debt-ridden projects that have never turned a profit, urging the panel to toss a $42 million jury verdict against him.

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We are proud to announce that four partners from Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham LLP have been “recommended” in the sixth edition of Benchmark Litigation.

Read more: Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham LLP and four of its partners are honored in the sixth edition of Benchmark Litigation

Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham LLP is pleased to announce that the following partners have been honored as Best Lawyers in America for 2013.

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We are pleased to announce that the following partners from Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham LLP have been added to Chambers and Partners rankings.

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SAN ANTONIO - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a fraud judgment obtained by the firm against Ford Graham and Kevin Davis.

Read more: Firm secures victory on appeal to the 5th Circuit on multi-million dollar verdict obtained last year by Jean Frizzell and John Black

CORPUS CHRISTI - A Nueces County judge has ruled that BNP Oil & Gas, its owner and related companies owe more than $30 million to an investor because of the companies' unpaid loans.

Read more: Nueces County judge confirms $31 million award to Seashore Investments

Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham LLP have been recognized in Verdict Search's Top Texas Verdicts of 2010 for obtaining some of the largest verdicts in the state for 2010. The annual list, published in the March 23 edition of Texas Lawyer, recognized our law firm for three verdicts, including two that were the largest in their categories and one that ranked 12th among all verdicts obtained in 2010.

Read more: Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham LLP achieve top verdicts in Texas in 2010

CORPUS CHRISTI - An arbitration panel awarded Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham client Seashore Investments $31 million after ruling that BNP Oil & Gas, its owner and related companies never made payments on loans from Seashore Investments.

Read more: Arbitration panel awards Seashore Investments $31 million in dispute with BNP Oil & Gas

Reynolds, Frizzell, Black, Doyle, Allen & Oldham obtained a jury verdict in San Antonio federal court on behalf of Plaintiffs Daniel J. O'Hare and Michael Stewart holding Kevin C. Davis and Ford Graham personally liable for fraud and statutory fraud for entering into a settlement agreement with no intention of performing.

Read more: $7,962,000 jury verdict holds individuals liable for fraud and statutory fraud