### Appellate Docket Number: 0

### J., 15-0062!,CV • 

### Appellate Case Style: Supply Pro, Inc. andHarmonK. Fineil1divldually Vs. Ecosorb futernatioual, lie., d/b/a BiocelTeclmologies

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### Companion Case No.: 

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### Amended/corrected statement: 

### DOCKETING STATEMENT (Civil) Appellate Court: 

### Jst Court ofAppeals (to be tiled in the court ofappeals upon perfection ofappeal under TRAP 32) 

### I. Appellant . . · 

## n. Appellant Attorney(s) . 

## .·. ·.. . ·. . . . 

# 0 Person 

# IZJ Organization (choose one) 

## IZl Lead Attorney 

### Organization Name: SupplyPro,lie. First Name: Richard 

### First Name: Middle Name: H. Middle Name: Last Name: 

### Edehnan Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: Barlow Jones LLP ProSe: 

# 0 Address I: 17225 ElCamino Real Address 2: Suite 400 City: Houston State: Texas Zip+4: 77058 Telephone: (281) 488-8440 ext. 

### Fax: (281)488,6832 Email: 111e@edehnanoffice.com SBN: 06413200

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### : :L Appellant . 

## n. Appellant Attorney(s)

. . . . 

# IZJ Person 

# 0 Organization (choose one) 

## D Lead Attorney 

### First Name: William 

### First Name: Harmon Middle Name: ]'. 

### Middle Name: 

### K. Last Name: 

### Harmeyer Last Name: Fine Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: WH!iain F. Harmeyer 

### & Associates, P.C. ProSe: 

# 0 Address I: 732.2 SouthwestFreeway Address 2: suite 475
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Page 1 of 11 ACCEPTED 01-15-00621-CV FIRST COURT OF APPEALS

HOUSTON, TEXAS 8/6/2015 5:28:43 PM CHRISTOPHER PRINE

CLERK

### III. Appellee 

## D Person**~:X:]** 

### Organization (choose one) Organization Name: Ecosorb International,Jnc., dbaBiocel Tech. First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix: ProSe: 

# 0

III. Appellee 

## D Person 

## D Organization (choose one)


### First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Suffix: ProSe: 

# 0

III. Appellee 

## D Person 

## D Organization (choose one)


### First Name: City: Houston State: Texas Zip+4: 77074 Telephone: (713) 270-5552 · ext. Fax: (713) ;!70-7128 Email: j,Vharmeyer@harmeyerlaw.com SBN: 09019000 

### IV. AppelleeAttorney(s) 

# D Lead Attorney 

### First Name: 

## T. Middle Name: Ernest Last Name: 

### Freeman Suffix: Law Firm Name: The Freeman Law .Firm, P.C. Address I: 

### Address 

### 2: City: 1770 St. James Place Suite 120 Hou.ston State: Texas Zip+4: 

### 77056 Telephone: (713) 973-1000 

### ext. Fax: (713) 973-1004 Email: ¢mest@thefi·eemanlawfirm.com SBN: 

### 07431.6.00 

### IV. Appellee Attorney(s) 

# D Lead Attorney 

### First Name: Stephen Middle Name: G. Last Name: Scholl Suffix: Law Finn Name: The FreemanLawFirm, P.C. Address 1: Address 2: City: 1770 S.t. James Place Suite 120 Houston State: Texas Zip+4: 77056 Telephone: (713) 973-1000 ext. 

### Fax: (713)973-1004 Email: steve@thefi·eemanlawfinn.com SBN: 17801350 

### IV. Appellee Attoruey(s)**~:X:]** 

### Lead Attorney 

### First Name: Jonathan Middle Name: Page 2 of 11

### Middle Name: Last Name: Stager Last Name: Suffix: Suffix: Law Firm Name: Jonathan StagerLaw ProSe: 

# 0 Address I: 

### 2301 Morse Street Address 2: 

### City: Bouston State: Texas Zip+4: 770[9 Telephone: 

### (713) 522-2848 : ext. Fax: (713) 522-1120 Email: jstoger@stogerlaw.com SBN: 00797504



### Page 3 of 11

### V. Perfection OfAppeal And.Jurisdiction . Nature ofCase (Subject matter or type ofcase): Contract .. Date order orjudgment signed: April21, 2015 Type of judgment: Jmy Trial Date notice ofappeal filed in trial comt: July 20,2015 Ifmailed to the trial court clerk, also give the date mailed: Interlocutmy appeal ofappealable order: D Yes 1:><:1 No Ifyes, please specifY statutmy or other basis on which interlocutory order is appealable (See TRAP 28):
Accelerated appeal (See TRAP 28): DYes 1:><:1 No Ifyes, please specifY statutory or other basis on which appeal is accelerated:
Parental Termination or Child Protection? (See TRAP 28.4): DYes**~No** Permissive? (See TRAP 28.3): DYes 1:><:1 No Ifyes, please specifY statutmy or other basis for such status: Agreed? (See TRAP 28.2): DYes 1:><:1 No Ifyes, please specifY statutmy or other basis for such status: Appeal should receive precedence, preference, or priority under statute or rule: DYes 1:><:1 No Ifyes, please specifY statutmy or other basis for such status:
Does this case involve an amount under $1 00,000? D Yes i:><:J No Judgment or order disposes ofall parties and issues: 1:><:1 Yes DNa Appeal from fmaljudgment: 1:><:1 Yes DNa Does the appeal involve the constitutionality or the validity ofa statute, rule, or ordinance? D Yes 1:><:1No

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### VI ..Actions Extending Time To PerfectAppeal

. Motion for New Trial: I:><:JYes D No Ifyes, date filed: May 18,2015 Motion to ModifY Judgment: I:><:JYes DNa 

### Ifyes, date filed: May 18,2015 Request for Findings ofFact DYes I:><:JNo Ifyes, date filed: 

### and Conclusions ofLaw: Motion to Reinstate: DYes 1:><:1 No Ifyes, date filed: Motion under TRCP 306a: DYes I:><:JNo Ifyes, date filed: Other: I:><:JYes DNo Ifother, please specifY: Motion for JudgmentNotwithstandingthe Verdict (JNOV) onMay 18; 2015 ·. 

### VII. Indigency OfParty: (Attach file-stamped copy ofaffidavit, and extension motion iffiled.) Affidavit filed in trial comt: Contest filed in trial comt: 

### Date ruling on contest due: Ruling on contest: D Sustained DYes DNo DYes 0No

D Overruled Ifyes, date filed: Ifyes, date filed:

Date ofruling:

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### VIII. Bankruptcy

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### Has any party to the court'sjudgment filed for protection in bankruptcy which might affect this appeal? If

### yes, please attach a copy ofthe petition. DYes**~No**



### Date bankruptcy filed:



### IX. TriaiCourtAnd

### Record

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### Court: 

### lithDistrict CoUit County: Ha1Tis Trial Court Docl<ct Number (Cause No.): 2012·24524



### Trial Judge (who tried or disposed ofcase): First Name: 

### Mike Bankruptcy Case Number:

. 

### Clerk's Record: Trial Court Clerk:**~** 

### District D County Was clerk's record requested?**~** 

### Yes D No Ifyes, date requested: July 20,2015 

### Ifno, date it will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with clerk? ·..



### Middle Name: D. DYes**~No** 

### Dindigent Last Name: Suffix: Address I: 

### Address 2: 

### City: State: Texas Miller

201 

### Caroline 9thFloor Houston Zip+4: 77002 Telephone: (713) 368-6020 

### ext. Fax: Not Available Email: NotAvailable

Repartees or 

### Recorder•s Record: Is there a reporter1

### s record? Was reporter1

### s record requested?**~Yes** 

### D No**~Yes** 

### DNa (Note: No request required under TRAP 34.5(a),(b))



### Was there a reporter's record electronically recorded?**~Yes** 

### D No Ifyes, date requested: May 21, 20!5 

### Ifno, date it will be requested: Were payment arrangements made with the court reporter/court recorder?**~Yes** 

### D No Dludigent

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.**~:>:<:]** Court Reporter D Official

First Name: Teni Middle Name: 

## w LastName: Anderson Suffix: Address 1: 201 Caroline Address 2: Room945 City: Houston State: Texas 

## 0 Court Recorder 

## 0 Substitute



### Zip+4: 77002 Telephone: (713) 368-6030 ext Fax: Email: terri.a@sbcglobal.net; terriyndersou@justex.net X. Supersedeas Bond .· . · Supersedeas bond filed: I:>:<:] Yes 

## 0 No Ifyes, date filed: July 30,2015. Will file: 

## 0 Yes 

## 0 No

XI. ExtraordinaryRelief Will you request extraordinmy relief(e.g. tempormy or ancillary relief) from this Court? Ifyes, briefly state the basis for your request: . . .

. . . .•

DYes**~:>:<:]No**

XII. Altei'JlativeDispute Resolution/Mediation (Complete section iffiling in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, lOth, 11th, l2tl1, 13th, or 14th Court ofAppeal)
. .. · Should this appeal be referred to mediation? 

## 0 Yes**~:>:<:]No** Ifno, please specify:This case has been previously mediated in the trial courtproceeding Has the case been through an ADR procedure?**~:>:<:]Yes** 

## 0 No Ifyes, who was the mediator? Judge John Caselli Whattype ofADR procedure? Mediation At what stage did the case go through ADR?**~:>:<:]Pre-** Trial D Post-Trial D Other Ifother, please specifY: Type ofcase? Contract Give a briefdescription ofthe issue to be raised on appeal, the reliefsought, and the applicable standard for review, ifknown (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief): Please see Exhibit 1attached hereto and incorporated herein
How was the case disposed of? Trial Summary ofreliefgranted, including amount ofmoneyjudgment, and ifany, damages awarded. Actual $783,421.05;exemplaty damages Ifmoneyjudgment, what was the amount? Actual damages: $783;42L05 $1,800,000+pre-judgment interest Punitive (or similar) damages: $1,800,000.00 ' Page 6 of 11

### Attorney's fees (trial): $0.00 Attorney's fees (appellate): $0.00 Other: Ifother, please specify: ·.



### Will you challenge this Court'sjurisdiction? DYes IZJ No Doesjudgment have language that one or more parties 11take nothing 11? 

## 0 Yes 

## IZ! No 

### Doesjudgment have a Mother Hubbard clause? IZJYes D No Other basis for fmality? Rate the complexity ofthe case (use 

### I for least and 5 for most complex): D 

### I D 

### 2 D 

### 3 D 

### 4 IZJ5 

### Please make my answer to the preceding questions known to other parties in this case. Can the patties agree on an appellate mediator? DYes IZJ No 

### Ifyes, 

### please give name, address, telephone, fax and email address: Name Address Telephone IZJYes D No

Fax Languages other than English in which the mediator should be proficient: Not applicable Name ofperson filing out mediation section ofdocketing statement: William F. Hmmeyer

XIII. Related Matters Email

List any pending or past related appeals before this or any other Texas appellate court by court, docket number, and style. Docket Number: Trial Coutt:

Style: Vs.

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.XIV. Pro Bono J>rogram: (Complete section iffiling in the 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 14th Courts ofAppeals) The Courts ofAppeals listed above, in conjunction with the State BarofTexas Appellate Section Pro Bono Committee and local Bar Associations, are conducting a program to place a limited number ofcivil appeals with appellate counsel who will represent the appellant in the appeal before this Court. The Pro Bono Committee is solelyresponsible for screening and selectingthe civil cases for inclusion in the Program based upon a number of discretionary criteria, including thefinancial means ofthe appellant or appellee. Ifa case is selected by the Committee, and can be matched with appellate counsel, that counsel will take over representation ofthe appellant or appellee without charging legal fees. More information regarding this program can be found in the Pro BonoProgram Pamphlet available in paper form at the Clerk's Office or on the Internet at www.tex-app.org. ffyour case is selected and matched with a volunteer lawyer, you will receive a letter from the Pro Bono Committee within thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after submitting this Docketing Statement. Note: there is no guarantee that ifyou submityour case for possibleinclusion in the Pro Bono Program, the Pro Bono Committee will select yourcase and that pro bono counsel can be found torepresent you. Accordingly, you should not forego seeking other counsel torepresent you in this proceeding
. By signing your name below, you are authorizing the Pro Bono committee to transmitpublicly available facts and information about your case, including parties and background, through selected Internet sites and Listserv to its pool ofvolunteer appellate attorneys. Do you want this case to be considered for inclusion in the Pro Bono Program? 

# 0 Yes 

# 1Z1 No Do you authorize the Pro Bono Committee to contactyour trial counsel ofrecord in this matter to answer questions the committee may have regarding the appeal? 

## 0 Yes 

## IZI No Please note that any such conversations would be maintained as confidential by the Pro Bono Committee and the information used solely for the purposes ofconsidering the case for inclusion in the ProBono Program. 

### Ifyou have not previously filed an affidavit oflndigency and attached a file-stamped copy ofthat affidavit, does your income exceed 200% of the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines? 

# 0 Yes 

# 1Z1 No These guidelines can be found 

### in the Pro BonoProgram Pamphlet as well as on the internet at http:// aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml. Are you willing to disclose your financial circumstancesto the Pro Bono Committee? 

## 0 Yes 

## IZI No Tfyes, please attach an Affidavit oflndigency completed and executed by the appellant or appellee. Sample forms may befound in the Clerk's Office or on the intemet at http://www.tex-app.org
. Your participation in the Pro Bono Program may be conditioned upon your execution of an affidavit under oath as to your financial circumstances. Give a briefdescription ofthe issues to be raised on appeal, the reliefsought, and the applicable standard ofreview, ifknown (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional relief; use a separate attachment, ifnecessary).

XV. Signature

Signature ofcounsel (orprose party)

Printed Name: William F. Harmeyer

Electronic Signature: (s/WilliarnF.Harmeyer (Optional) Date: August 6, 2015

StateBarNo.: 09019000

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### XVI. Certificate.ofService • . . 

### The undersigned counsel eettifies that this docketing statement has been served on the following lead counsel for all parties to the trial court's order orjudgment as follows on August 6, 2015
Signature ofcounsel (orproseparty)


### Person Served Electronic Signature: Is/William 

### f. Harmeyer (Optional) 

### State BarNo.: 09019000 Certificate ofService Requirements (TRAP 9.5(e)): A certificate ofservice must be signed by the person who made the service and must state: 

### (I) the date and manner ofservice; (2) the name and address ofeach person served, and (3) ifthe person served is a party's attorney, the name ofthe party represented by that attorney
Please enter the following for each person served:
Date Served: August 6,2015 Matmer Served: eServed First Name: T. Middle Name: Emest Last Name: Freeman Suffix: Law Firm Name: TheFreemanLawFirm Address I: Address 2: City: State Texas Telephone: 1770 St. James Place suite 120 Houston Zip+4: 77056 (713) 973-1000 ext. 

### Fax: (713)973-1004 Email: ernest@thefi·eemanlawfinn.com IfAttorney, Representing Party's Name: Appellee, Eeosorb International, Inc. Please enter the following for each person served:

Page 9 of 11 .

### Date Served: August 6, 2015 Manner Served: eServed First Name: Stephen Middle Name: G. 

### Last Name: Scholl Suffix: Law Finn Name: The Freeman LawFirm Address 1: 

### Address 2: 

### City: State Texas Telephone: 1770 St. James Place Suite. 120 }louston Zip+4: 77056 (713) 973-1000 ext. 

### Fax: (713) 973-1004 Email: steve@thefi·eemanlawfum.com IfAttorney, Representing Party's Name: Appellee, Ecosorblnternational, Inc. Please enter the following for each person served:
Date Served: August 6, 2015 Manner Served: eServed 

### First Name: Jonathan Middle Name: LastName: Stage!' Suffix: Law Firm Name: Jonathan StogerLaw Address 1: 

### 2301 Morse Street Address 

### 2: City: Houston State Texas Zip+4: 77019 Telephone: (713) 522-2848 ext. 

### Fax: (713) 522-1120 Email: jstoger@stogerlaw.com IfAttorney, Representing Party's Name: Appellee, EcosorbInternational, Inc. Please enter the following for each person served:



### Page 10 of 11Date Served: Angt1st 

### 6, 2015 Manner Served: eServed 

### First Name: Richard Middle Name: 

### H. LastName: Edelman Suffix: Law Firm Name:BarlowJones LLP Address 

### 1: Address 2: I7225 ElCantina Real Suite 400 City: Bouston State Texas Zip+4: 77058 Telephone: (281)**488~8440** 

### ext. Fax: (281)488-6832 Email: rhe@edelmanoffice.com IfAttorney, Representing Party's Name: Appellants, Supply Pro, Inc., Harmon 

### K. Fine

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## EXHIBIT 1 Appellate Docket Number: 01-15-00621-CV Appellate Case Style: 

## Supply Pro, Inc. and Harmon K. 

## Fine Individually v. Ecosorb International, Inc., d/b/a Biocel Technologies DOCKETING STATEMENT Section XII: Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without prejudice to the right to raise additional issues or request additional reliel): 

### I. 

### Whether a portion of a proposed U.C.C. workout agreement for the early termination of purchase orders is unenforceable under the statute of frauds, or fails because there was no acceptance by the defendant of the proposed portion of the workout agreement, with a de novo standard ofreview. 2. Whether there was legally sufficient evidence to support the damages awarded for storage fees, with a de novo standard ofreview. 3. Whether a personal guarantee is unenforceable under the statute of frauds, with a de novo standard ofreview. 4. Whether there was legally sufficient evidence to support the award for fraud (liability and/or damages), with a de novo standard ofreview. 5. Whether there was legally sufficient evidence to support the awards for exemplary damages, whether there was an impermissible double recovery of exemplary damages by separate awards for the same acts, and whether the awards for exemplary damages violates constitutional restraints, with a de novo standard ofreview.