Opinion · Texas Supreme Court

Bombardier Aerospace Corp. v. Spep Aircraft Holdings, LLC

572 S.W.3d 213

Type
Opinion
Court
Texas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Texas
Date
2019-02-01
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • recognizing that “[t]here may also be a duty to disclose” absent a confidential or fiduciary relationship
  • noting that an informal fiduciary relationship may be formed “from a moral, social, domestic or purely personal relationship of trust and confidence” (quotation omitted)
  • stating that an expert’s testimony is conclusory when the expert asserts a conclusion with no basis
  • holding that limitation-of-liability clause barred punitive damages award
  • acknowledging the possibility of a duty to disclose absent a confidential or fiduciary relationship without mentioning an arm’s-length transaction requirement
  • listing elements of fraud by nondisclosure, including that “the defendant deliberately failed to disclose material facts”
  • recognizing a duty to disclose based on partial disclosure
  • stating, with regard to expert testimony, “This Court has said that ‘conclusory testimony cannot support a 6 Scintilla means a spark or trace. Scintilla, Black’s Law Dictionary (10th ed. 2014

Citator

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Justice Green delivered the opinion of the Court.