5th Circuit Affirms Contract Dispute Award, But Remands For Further Consideration

( November 9, 2023, 11:15 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A panel of the Fifth Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals has affirmed a $11,897,689. 39 jury award in a hydraulic fracturing breach of contract case but remanded the case to have the trial court consider whether it should allow the appellant to pursue discovery relating to the possibility that a settlement between the plaintiff and other parties in the dispute should be subtracted from the final judgment. . . .