Cargotec Corp. v. Logan Industries

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economic damages & lost profits
damages, lost profits, breach of contract, expert testimony, causation, discount, projections, lost business value
Cargotec Corp. v. Logan Industries
2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 10621
US
State Court
Texas
Court of Appeals
Robert Hancock (plaintiff); unknown (defendant)
Wise

Summary

Appeals court majority strikes down lost profits and diminished business value awards, finding plaintiff failed to show causation and its damages expert based his calculations on management’s business plan without substantiating the plan’s underlying (unreasonable) gross profit goals.
Cargotec Corp. v. Logan Industries
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Appeals court majority strikes down lost profits and diminished business value awards, finding plaintiff failed to show causation and its damages expert based his calculations on management’s business plan without substantiating the plan’s underlying (unreasonable) gross profit goals.

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