Source: http://www.yettercoleman.com/profiles/james-e-zucker/
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 05:13:46+00:00

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Recognized as a "Texas Rising Star" in Business Litigation.
Recognized as a "Houston Top Lawyer" in Business and Commercial Litigation.
Jim’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation. Prior to law school, he taught at Garcia Elementary School in north Houston as a member of Teach For America. He also served as an armor officer in the United States Army.
Confidential Client Represented an electric generation plant in an arbitration involving complex breach of contract and declaratory judgment claims valued at over $90 million brought by a part-owner and purchaser of the plant’s capacity after it raised various challenges to the plant’s administration of the power purchase agreement, calculation of the reservation payment, and pass-through of costs. Following a one-week arbitration hearing, a three-arbitrator panel issued a unanimous decision in our client’s favor on each of the significant claims.
Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc. v. West Texas LPG Pipeline, L.P. Prevailed on summary judgment on competing declaratory judgment claims regarding whether the pipeline or the shipper was responsible for resolving component and volume imbalances under the tariff. Occidental claimed that West Texas was responsible for resolving a $14 million NGL imbalance, while West Texas countered it was Occidental’s obligation. The court also granted West Texas’s summary judgment on Occidental’s tort claims.
Business Logic Holding Corp. v. Morningstar et al. Part of trial team representing Business Logic in breach of contract and trade secrets case related to retirement advice software. Prepared witness outlines and worked with a key testifying expert to translate technical software concepts into a form the jury could understand. The firm secured several key pre-trial rulings, including dismissal on summary judgment of defendants’ counterclaim. One business day before trial, defendants agreed to pay Business Logic $61 million to settle the case, which represented a recovery of 95% of the maximum claimed damages. The settlement is reported to be the 9th largest disclosed trade secrets settlement in U.S. history.
Represented the largest non-profit healthcare system in Texas in a breach-of-fiduciary-duty suit against one of the largest asset managers in the country related to the management of an enhanced-cash investment fund, which sustained losses in 2007 related to sub-prime mortgage-backed securities. The case was settled favorably for our client as trial was set to begin.
Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 v. Holder Litigation ending in a successful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the “preclearance” and “bailout” provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
Doctors Hospital and GE HFS v. Beazley Insurance Co. Successfully represented GE HFS in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in appeal regarding insurer’s breach of contract. The verdict was ranked among the top 100 national and top 25 Texas verdicts of 2010.
GeoMet Operating Co., Inc. v. CNX Gas Co., LLC, et al. Represented GeoMet in several related litigation matters stemming from its efforts to produce and market coalbed methane in Southwestern Virginia.
American Airlines, Inc. v. Frequent Flyer Depot, et al. Represented American in suit against several companies and individuals who have defrauded American regarding its AAdvantage frequent flier program.

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